- the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, especially 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.
- a tree yielding such bark.
- any allied or similar tree.
- a common culinary spice of dried rolled strips of this bark, often made into a powder.
- cassia (def. 1).
- a yellowish or reddish brown.
- (of food) containing or flavored with cinnamon.
- reddish-brown or yellowish-brown.
- a tropical Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, having aromatic yellowish-brown bark
- the spice obtained from the bark of this tree, used for flavouring food and drink
- an E Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum loureirii, the bark of which is used as a cordial and to relieve flatulence
- any of several similar or related trees or their bark
- a light yellowish brown
- (as modifier)
