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cin•na•mon

Pronunciation: (sin'u-mun), [key]
—n.
1. the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, esp. the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon), used as a spice, or that of C. loureirii (Saigon cinnamon), used in medicine as a cordial and carminative.
2. a tree yielding such bark.
3. any allied or similar tree.
4. a common culinary spice of dried rolled strips of this bark, often made into a powder.
5. cassia (def. 1).
6. a yellowish or reddish brown.

—adj.
1. (of food) containing or flavored with cinnamon.
2. reddish-brown or yellowish-brown.

cinnamic aldehyde

cinnamon bear

See also:

cinnamon (Thesaurus)
cinnamon (Encyclopedia)

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