CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA
\kˈaʃəɹ ˌaŋɡəstɪfˈə͡ʊli͡ə], \kˈaʃəɹ ˌaŋɡəstɪfˈəʊliə], \k_ˈa_ʃ_ə_ɹ ˌa_ŋ_ɡ_ə_s_t_ɪ_f_ˈəʊ_l_iə]\
Definitions of CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA
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A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. It is a source of SENNA EXTRACT. Many species of the CASSIA genus have been reclassified into this genus. This bush should not be confused with the Cassia tree (CINNAMOMUM).
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Syn.: Senna officinalis. Indian senna, the Tinnevelly senna plant; an annual species growing in southern Arabia, Scinde, and the Punjab, and cultivated in some parts of India; closely resembling C. acutifolia. The leaves of the wild Arabian plant constitute Bombay senna; those of the cultivated Indian plant, Tinnevelly senna [Br.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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