Cinnamon /(?)/
Cin·na·mon
Cinnamon
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.
Phrases & Compounds
- Cinnamon stone
- 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.