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cinnamon
(sin′ə mən)
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
Origin: ME cinamome < OFr < L cinnamomum < Gr kinnamōmon < Heb qinnāmōn, cinnamon
adjective
- yellowish-brown
- made or flavored with cinnamon
See cinnamon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. 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.
Of a light reddish brown.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English cinamome
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin cinnamōmum
Origin: , from Greek kinnamōmon
Origin: , probably of Semitic origin
Origin: ; akin to Hebrew qinnāmôn
.Related Forms:
- cin·namˈic (sə-nămˈĭk) adjective
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