noun. A syrup made from black currants.

noun. Crème de cassis.

noun. 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.

noun. The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum; the flavor of its berries

noun. A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis.

noun. A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit.

"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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