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CINNAMON
cinnamon
(noun) spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum
(noun) tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
cinnamon, cinnamon bark
(noun) aromatic bark used as a spice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Cinnamon (plural Cinnamons)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cinnamon is the 27331st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 884 individuals. Cinnamon is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.
Anagrams
• nonmanic
Etymology
Noun
cinnamon (countable and uncountable, plural cinnamons)
(countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
(mostly, uncountable) 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.
true cinnamon, the product made of Cinnamomum verum
(countable) A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.
Adjective
cinnamon (not comparable)
Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
Of a yellowish-brown color.
Anagrams
• nonmanic
Source: Wiktionary
Cin"na*mon, n. Etym: [Heb. qinnamon; cf. Gr. cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay kaju manis sweet wood.] (a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices. (b) Cassia. Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.
– Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.
– Wild cinnamon. See Canella.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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