Lawrel
| Title |
Lawrel |
| Caption |
Cinnamomum cassia Blume |
| Source |
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/cassia31.html |
| URL |
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/cassia31.html |
| Type |
Drawing |
| Copyright |
1995-2010 |
| Origin |
Internet |
| Notes |
Hariot p.23 “Ascopo a kinde of tree very unto Lawrell, the barke is hoat in tast and spicie . . .” cassia lignea - Cassia bark, the bark of Cinnamomum cassia, etc. The coarser kinds are called Cassia lignea, and are often used to adulterate true cinnamon. ...http://dictionary.die.net/cassia%20lignea cassia lignea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 : Cassia \Cas"sia\ (k[a^]sh"[.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr. kassi`a and kasi`a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. qets[imac][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa' to cut off, to peel off.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine. [1913 Webster] 2. The bark of several species of Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer bark attached. [1913 Webster] ; |
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Lawrel
