Cassia
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- proper noun
- Literature
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Cassia
- Cassia's quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border.
Examples
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In the dystopian novel Matched, the protagonist is named Cassia Reyes.
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Cassia has never taken one of the anti-anxiety pills, and her grandfather approved of that.
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No, Lady Cassia, this is not sport.
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The Lady Cassia has saved your life.
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This is not your fault, Cassia.
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You have to save Cassia.
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The Senator and Cassia have already met, in Rome.
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Cassia, oh, it's so good to see you.
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Cassia, why did you come home early?
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Lady Cassia, you were unharmed?
Compounds
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A shrub with yellow flowers whose dried leaves are a natural laxative
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A tropical shrub with bright yellow flowers and leaves people use to treat skin infections
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An evergreen shrub from India with bright yellow flowers whose bark people use to make leather
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A tropical tree with fragrant yellow hanging flowers and seed pods used in traditional medicine
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A tropical American tree with upright groups of pink flowers often planted for its beauty
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A tree from India with long pods that have black pulp used to treat horses
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A tropical bush with many leaves that smells unpleasant and whose seeds are sometimes mixed with coffee
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A tree from India with long pods and pink flowers that people use to treat animals
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A tropical herb with yellow flowers and thin curved pods often used in traditional medicine
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A Chinese tree whose dried bark is used as a common type of cinnamon
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A tree from India with long seed pods whose dark pulp people use to treat horses
A tropical shrub with yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice treats skin infections and poisonous bites
- Indian
An evergreen bush from India with bright yellow flowers whose bark is used to make leather
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cassia is the feminine form of the old Roman family name Cassius, and a helpful way to remember the book character is to link her name to the spice cassia, a kind of 'cinnamon', which gives the name a warm, memorable feeling.