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CANELLAS
Noun
canellas
plural of canella
Source: Wiktionary
CANELLA
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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