About The Word Cinnamon
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Cinnamon
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What's The Definition Of 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Cinnamon: Ceylon cinnamon | Ceylon cinnamon tree | Cinnamomum zeylanicum Related Terms | Find terms related to Cinnamon: See Also | bark | Ceylon cinnamon | Ceylon cinnamon tree | Cinnamomum | Cinnamomum zeylanicum | cinnamon | cinnamon | cinnamon bark | genus Cinnamomum | laurel | spice | stick cinnamon Cinnamon In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
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