2. Noun. A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis. ¹
3. Noun. A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cassis
1. a European bush [n -SISES]
Literary usage of Cassis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletins of American Paleontology by Cornell University, Paleontological Research Institution (1895)
"cassis madagascariensis Lamarck, Krebs, The West Indian Marine Shells, p. 67.
1878. cassis madagascariensis Lamarck, Morch, Catalogue of West-India Shells, ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1899)
"cassis fimbriata, Küster. Conch. Cab., p. 28, pi. 47, f. 12, and pi. 48, f. 12.
1885. ... 272, pi. 3, f. 35. cassis PYRUM, Lamarck. 1844. cassis ..."
3. Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'Azur by Ferne Arfin (2005)
"Les Calanques of cassis Three of the most beautiful Calanques are within easy
reach of cassis: • Calanque de Port Miou: The closest to cassis, ..."
4. Report on the Turton Collection of South African Marine Mollusks, with by Paul Bartsch (1915)
"cassis ACHATINA Lamarck. Cat. No. 43078, USNM, one from Cape of Good Hope. Cat.
... cassis PYRUM Lamarck. Cat. No., USNM, one specimen collected by William ..."
5. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2006)
"cassis is the better of the two because the precipitous cliffs above the sea are
some of the most ... Tourism Information Office: cassis - Quai des ..."
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