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cin·na·mon (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
Etymology: ME cinamome < OFr < L cinnamomum < Gr kinnamōmon < Heb qinnāmōn, cinnamon
adjective
- yellowish-brown
- made or flavored with cinnamon
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