CANELLA

canella, canella bark, white cinnamon

(noun) highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

canella (usually uncountable, plural canellas)

The aromatic inner bark of Canella winterana, used as a spice with properties similar to cinnamon.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*nel"la, n. Etym: [LL. (OE. canel, canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed. Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark. See Cane.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of trees of the order Canellaceæ, growing in the West Indies.

Note: The principal species is Canella alba, and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild cinnamon and whitewood bark.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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