Definition of Cinnamon

1. Noun. Aromatic bark used as a spice.

Exact synonyms: Cinnamon Bark
Group relationships: Ceylon Cinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon Tree, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum
Generic synonyms: Bark

2. Noun. Tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon.
Exact synonyms: Ceylon Cinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon Tree, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum
Generic synonyms: Laurel
Group relationships: Cinnamomum, Genus Cinnamomum
Terms within: Cinnamon Bark

3. Noun. Spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground.
Generic synonyms: Spice
Specialized synonyms: Stick Cinnamon
Group relationships: Ceylon Cinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon Tree, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum

Definition of Cinnamon

1. n. 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.

Definition of Cinnamon

1. a spice obtained from tree bark [n -S] : CINNAMIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Cinnamon

1. Cinnamomum zeylanicum, an evergreen tree of the laurel family (lauraceae), and its dried inner bark used as a spice or medicinally. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinnamon

cinnamedrine
cinnamein
cinnamene
cinnamene
cinnamic
cinnamic
cinnamic acid
cinnamic alcohol
cinnamic aldehyde
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum camphora
Cinnamomum cassia
Cinnamomum loureirii
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
cinnamon (current term)
cinnamon (current term)
cinnamons
cinnamony
cinnamon bark
cinnamon bear
cinnamon bread
cinnamon bun
cinnamon fern
cinnamon oil
cinnamon roll
cinnamon snail
cinnamon stone
cinnamon toast
cinnamon vine
cinnamoyl ester hydrolase

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