How to Use cassia in a Sentence

cassia

noun
  • As punishment he is sentenced for eternity to chop down the cassia trees that grow on the moon.
    Shannon Stirone, New York Times, 9 July 2019
  • The cassia tree blooms in October, with an explosion of small yellow flowers over a canopy of light green.
    Ishan Kukreti, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Saigon cinnamon: Dried, aromatic bark of a Vietnamese tree (Cinnamomum loureirii) that yields a sweet and spicy cassia sold as cinnamon.
    charlotteobserver, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Another version comes pooled in maple cassia syrup and blanketed with granola made with pepitas and sunflower seeds.
    Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appetit, 6 Feb. 2017
  • Another version comes pooled in maple cassia syrup and blanketed with granola made with pepitas and sunflower seeds.
    Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appetit, 6 Feb. 2017
  • Additional notes of carob, chicory, black pepper, Chinese star anise, cloves, and cassia oil round out this flavorful, warm cuppa.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2019
  • For Goose Island, the choice was obvious: Proprietor’s, which is meant to evoke bananas Foster with the addition of banana puree, banana essence, roasted almonds and cassia bark.
    Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Yeah, the dessert with the flaming bananas. Aged in second-use bourbon barrels, this decadent beer draws on flavors from banana, almond, and cassia bark (essentially cinnamon).
    Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 12 June 2017
  • Yeah, the dessert with the flaming bananas. Aged in second-use bourbon barrels, this decadent beer draws on flavors from banana, almond, and cassia bark (essentially cinnamon).
    Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 12 June 2017
  • Stockert co-authored a small study of 18 people with type 2 diabetes that showed the cassia species of cinnamon was more effective than diet alone in lowering blood glucose levels.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Shah says oils like cinnamon, clove, lemongrass, cassia, black pepper, and wintergreen can be irritating and recommends always using proper dilution and doing a skin patch test first.
    Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 7 May 2018
  • Fortnight lilies and kangaroo paw add height, while dwarf rosemary, feathery cassia, dwarf bottlebrush, sun-loving gaura, red fountain grass and other miscellaneous grasses add texture.
    Lisa Boone, latimes.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Most studies of cinnamon to lower blood sugar have used ordinary cassia cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) rather than the more expensive Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylonicum).
    Teresa Graedon, The Seattle Times, 21 May 2017

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