different between osmanthus vs cassia

English

Etymology

From João de Loureiro's (1790), translingual Osmanthus (genus of flowering shrubs), from Ancient Greek ???? (osm?, “smell”) + ????? (ánthos, "flower"), for the strong scent of the O. fragrans.

Noun

osmanthus (plural osmanthuses)

1. Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.

Hyponyms

• holly osmanthus
• sweet osmanthus

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin cassia (“cinnamon”), from Ancient Greek ??????, ?????, ????? (kassía, kasía, kásia), from Hebrew ????????? (q?????), from Aramaic ??????????? (q?????t?), from ?????? (q?a?, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæsi?/

Noun

cassia (countable and uncountable, plural cassias or cassiæ)

1. (uncountable) The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.
2. (countable) Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia.
3. (countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia.
4. (countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna.
5. (countable, mistranslation from Chinese) The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans).

Usage notes

Cassia is typically marketed in American English as “cinnamon” but is typically distinguished from Sri Lankan cinnamon in Europe. The oil content of the bark of the Saigon cinnamon is actually superior to that of true cinnamon, but Chinese cassia and Indonesian cinnamon have somewhat less.

Sweet osmanthus and cassia were both formerly ? in Chinese and the character is often translated as "cassia", owing to its greater importance in modern international trade; however, it is generally the sweet-smelling osmanthus that is meant.

See also

• cassia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cassia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Taylor, William R. (1955) Exegesis on Psalms. The Interpreter's Bible, volume IV, page 235
• “q?y?h”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden?^[1] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 113–115
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen?^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 348–349

Anagrams

• Caïssa, Isaacs

Latin

Alternative forms

• casia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????, ?????. ????? (kassía, kasía. kásia), from Hebrew ????????? (q?????), from Aramaic ??????????? (q?????t?), from ?????? (q?a?, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?kas.si.a/, [?käs??iä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kas.si.a/, [?k?s?i?]

Noun

cassia f (genitive cassiae); first declension

1. cassia cinnamon, (Cinnamomum cassia)
2. another aromatic shrub, possibly marjoram

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

• cassia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cassia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Taylor, William R. (1955) Exegesis on Psalms. The Interpreter's Bible, volume IV, page 235
• “q?y?h”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden?^[3] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 113–115
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen?^[4] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 348–349