cinnamon
noun
- the yellowish-brown spice made from the dried inner bark of several trees or shrubs (genus Cinnamomum) of the laurel family, native to the East Indies and Southeast Asia
- this bark
- any tree or shrub from which this bark is obtained
- yellowish brown
adjective
- yellowish-brown
- made or flavored with cinnamon
See cinnamon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĭnˈə-mən)
nouna. The dried aromatic inner bark of certain tropical Asian trees in the genus Cinnamomum, especially C. verum and C. loureirii, often ground and used as a spice.
b. A plant yielding this bark.
- A light reddish brown.
adjective Of a light reddish brown.
Related Forms:
- cin·namˈic (sə-nămˈĭk) adjective
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