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  1. Bark of a plant, Cinnamomum cassia, of the
  2. family Lauraceae. It is aromatic, and closely
  3. resembles the true cinnamon, for which it is
  4. a widely used substitute. Cassia is also a
  5. genus of plants of the family Leguminosae,
  6. many of which have strong purgative
  7. properties; Cassia senna is the source of the
  8. laxative senna.
  9.