Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two hollies of the southeast United States, dahoon or yaupon, or a tea made from yaupon leaves.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
cassena .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Latin casa, cassa, cassina; the Italian cassina, A small detached house in the fields, often whitewashed and of mean appearance.
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He also consecrated the sacred emetics (the button-snake root and the cassina or black-drink) by pouring a little of them into the fire.
Chapter 50. Eating the God. § 1. The Sacrament of First-Fruits 1922
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He also consecrated the sacred emetics (the button-snake root and the cassina or black-drink) by pouring a little of them into the fire.
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He also consecrated the sacred emetics (the button-snake root and the cassina or black-drink) by pouring a little of them into the fire.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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The shelled serpentine walks were bordered with low, closely clipped cassina hedges; clusters of white and rose oleander, scarlet geraniums, roses of countless variety, beds of verbena of every hue, and patches of brilliant annuals, all looked up smilingly at him.
Beulah 1872
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The hedges were green, and occasional clumps of cassina bent their branches beneath the weight of coral fruitage.
Beulah 1872
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[273-2] The Creeks had, according to Hawkins, not less than seven sacred plants; chief of them were the cassine yupon, called by botanists _Ilex vomitoria_, or _Ilex cassina_, of the natural order Aquifoliaceæ; and the blue flag, _Iris versicolor_, natural order Iridaceæ.
The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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Grows in swamps; it is said to possess properties similar to those of the I. cassina.
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Yaupon; cassina; emetic-holly; grows near the seacoast; Newbern.
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In North and South Carolina much use is made of the leaves of cassina for making tea.
ry commented on the word cassina
see comments at cassine and yaupon holly.
January 26, 2013