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# cassia

noun (cassia, uncountable as a spice; a cassia, cassias as a plant)

«cassia» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A spice made from the bark of a tree; it tastes and smells like cinnamon and is often sold as cinnamon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#m1)
2. A tree or bush with yellow flowers in warm countries; some kinds are grown in gardens and parks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#m2)
3. (Bible) A sweet-smelling spice mentioned in the Bible, used in holy oil and perfumes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#m3)

### In the lessons

In cooking and food lessons it explains where much «cinnamon» in shops really comes from. In geography and science it is a plant of warm places such as China, India and Australia. In Bible lessons it is one of the spices in the holy anointing oil. It tells the reader about a warm, sweet smell or a yellow-flowered tree.

### Examples

- Much of the cinnamon sold in supermarkets is actually cassia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#x1)
- Cassia bark is thicker and rougher than true cinnamon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#x2)
- Grandma's apple cake smelled of cassia and cloves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#x3)
- Bright yellow cassia trees lined the street in the summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#x4)
- The Bible lists cassia among the spices for the holy oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#x5)
- Cassia comes from the bark of a tree that grows in southern China. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#x6)
- We crushed a stick of cassia in the science lesson to smell it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/#x7)

### Note

Say «KASS-ee-uh». As a spice it is uncountable (some cassia); as a tree it is countable (cassias). Trap: cassia and true cinnamon are related but not the same plant; true cinnamon comes mostly from Sri Lanka.

## In Jewish tradition

It is a sweet-smelling spice. It was one of the spices in the holy anointing oil of the Tabernacle. It was also traded as a costly good and used to perfume garments.

**Interpretation.** Tradition teaches that this oil was used only for holy things and for anointing priests and kings, and that no one was allowed to make it for ordinary use.

### Examples

- and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin. (Torah EXO.30.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cassia/#x1)
- Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares; massive iron, cassia, and calamus, were among thy merchandise. (Prophets EZK.27.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cassia/#x2)
- Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. (Writings PSA.45.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cassia/#x3)

### Note

Say «KASS-ee-uh». As a spice it is uncountable (some cassia); as a tree it is countable (cassias). Trap: cassia and true cinnamon are related but not the same plant; true cinnamon comes mostly from Sri Lanka.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cassia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cassia/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cassia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cassia.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «cassia» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cassia/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cassia» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cassia.html) on Mova free.