Found 2 items, similar to canella.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: canella canella n : highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic [syn: canella bark, white cinnamon ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Canella Canella \Ca*nel"la\ (k[.a]*n[e^]l"l[.a]), n. [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.) A genus of trees of the order Canellace[ae], growing in the West Indies. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]