Found 2 items, similar to cinnamon.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cinnamon cinnamon n 1: aromatic bark used as a spice [syn: cinnamon bark] 2: tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon [syn: Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree , Cinnamomum zeylanicum] 3: spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cinnamon Cinnamon \Cin"na*mon\, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u] m[=a]nis 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]