cinnamon

/ˈsɪn.ə.mən/

noun

  1. 1

    A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.

  2. 2

    Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).

  3. 3

    A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.

  4. 4

    A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.

adjective

  1. 1

    Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.

  2. 2

    Of a yellowish-brown color.

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