Cassia occidentalis

Definitions of Cassia occidentalis
  1. noun
    very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia
    synonyms: Senna occidentalis, coffee senna, mogdad coffee, stinking weed, styptic weed
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    senna
    any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
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