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cas·sis  audio  (k-ss) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A Eurasian currant (Ribes nigrum) bearing black berries.
  2. A cordial made from the berries of this plant.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Latin cassia, a kind of plant ; see cassia


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