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- cassia-bark tree/ˌkæs.i.ə ˈbɑːk ˌtriː/A tropical tree (Cinnamomum cassia) whose inner bark is harvested and dried to produce cassia, a spice similar to but distinct from true cinnamon.nounLow (Specialist/Botanical/Culinary)
- cassie/ˈkæsi/A common name for the sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana), a thorny shrub or small tree with fragrant yellow flowers.nounLow
- cassimere/ˈkæsɪmɪə/A fine, lightweight, twilled woollen cloth, typically used for making trousers.nounVery Low / Archaic
- cassin/ˈkæsɪn/A rare surname; not a standard English word.nounExtremely rare / Not in general use
- cassini/kəˈsiːni/A proper noun referring primarily to Giovanni Domenico Cassini, a 17th-18th century Italian-French astronomer, mathematician, and engineer, or to scientific missions, spacecraft, or discoveries named after him.nounLow (specialized)
- cassini division/kəˌsiː.nɪ dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/A prominent, dark gap separating Saturn's A ring from its B ring.nounVery Low
- cassino/kəˈsiːnəʊ/A gambling casino, specifically a public building or room where gambling games are played.nounC1
- cassiodorus/ˌkasɪəˈdɔːrəs/A proper noun referring to Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485–c. 585), a Roman statesman, writer, and monk.nounC1
- cassiope/kæˈsaɪ.ə.pi/A small, low-growing, evergreen shrub of the heath family, native to arctic and alpine regions, with small, bell-shaped white flowers.nounVery Rare / Specialized
- cassiopeia/ˌkæs.i.əʊˈpiː.ə/A prominent constellation in the northern sky, named after a queen in Greek mythology, easily recognized by its distinctive 'W' or 'M' shape.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- cassirer/kəˈsɪərə/A proper noun referring to the surname of a notable philosopher, Ernst Cassirer (1874–1945), a German intellectual known for his work on symbolic forms.nounRare/Very Low
- cassis/ˈkæsiːs/A blackcurrant liqueur or syrup, or the blackcurrant berry itself.nounC2/Rare
- cassiterite/kəˈsɪtəraɪt/A brown or black mineral that is the chief ore of tin.nounRare
- cassius/ˈkæsɪəs/A proper noun, primarily a given name of Latin origin.nounLow
- cassius longinus/ˈkæsiəs lɒnˈdʒaɪnəs/Proper name referring to either: 1) Gaius Cassius Longinus (85–42 BCE), a Roman senator and one of the chief assassins of Julius Caesar; 2) Cassius Longinus (c.213–273 CE), a Greek philosopher and literary critic often associated with the treatise 'On the Sublime'.nounVery low
- cassivelaunus/ˌkæsɪvɪˈlɔːnəs/Proper noun; name of a historical British chieftain who led resistance against Julius Caesar's second invasion of Britain (54 BC).nounExtremely low (archaic/historical proper noun)
- cassock/ˈkasək/A long, close-fitting garment worn by clergy and some members of church choirs.nounLow (specialist/ecclesiastical context)
- cassolette/ˌkæs.əˈlɛt/A small, lidded container, often ornamental, used for holding aromatic substances like incense or perfume.nounC2 / Extremely Rare
- casson/ˈkæsən/A specific term of art referring to a particular shade of light brownish-grey or yellowish-grey.nounRare / Archaic
- cassone/kaˈsəʊneɪ/A large, ornate Italian chest, typically from the Renaissance period, used for storage and as a piece of furniture.nounC2
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