Cassis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A Eurasian currant (Ribes nigrum) bearing black berries.
  • n. A cordial made from the berries of this plant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum; the flavor of its berries
  • n. A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis.
  • n. A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A large genus of prosobranchiate gastropodous mollusks, known as helmet-shells, formerly placed with the Buccinidæ or whelks, or with the Doliidæ, but now made the type of a family Cassididæ. See cut under Cassididæ.
  • Word Usage
    "The second, native to China and Vietnam, is commonly called cassis and is darker, stronger in flavor and forms a stick with a double roll, McGee explains."
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