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HORSE CASSIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental
Synonyms:
Cassia grandis; horse cassia; pink shower; pink shower tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("horse cassia" is a kind of...):
cassia (any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods)
Sense 2
Meaning:
East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine
Synonyms:
Cassia marginata; Cassia roxburghii; horse cassia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("horse cassia" is a kind of...):
cassia (any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods)