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Definition of Cinnamomum cassia

1. Noun. Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinnamomum Cassia

Literary usage of Cinnamomum cassia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Egypt, qad. the aromatic bark of Cinnamomum cassia, BI., of India, an ingredient of the oil of unction (Ex., xxx, 24), and the Egyptian Kyphi. ..."

2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"Cassia Buds (Cinnamomum cassia). Elements of pedicel: bj bast fibers; / elongated sclerenchyma cells; ..."

3. An Introduction to Pharmacognosy by Smith Ely Jelliffe (1904)
"The Cinnamomum aromaticum of Nees, Cinnamomum cassia of Blume, are the more generally received names for the plant which yields the Cassia cinnamon. ..."

4. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1884)
"Cinnamomum cassia, Blume. South China. It is not unlikely that this tree, ... Mr. Ch. Ford has ascertained that the Chinese cut Cinnamomum cassia when 6 ..."

5. Odorographia: A Natural History of Raw Materials and Drugs Used in the by John Charles Sawer (1892)
"Cinnamomum cassia was first described by Blume in 1825 *. The species was apparently founded on cultivated specimens from Java, where Blume states it was ..."

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