Definitions for: Cinnamon

[n] spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
[n] tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
[n] aromatic bark used as a spice

Webster (1913) Definition: Cin"na*mon, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?,
cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been
borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u]
m[=a]nis sweet wood.]
(a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum,
a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately
pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial,
carminative, and restorative spices.
(b) Cassia.

Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon
or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.

Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from
cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of
cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.

Wild cinnamon. See Canella.

Synonyms: Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum

See Also: bark, Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, cinnamon, cinnamon, cinnamon bark, genus Cinnamomum, laurel, spice, stick cinnamon

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