Definition of Cinnemon
Cin"na*mon (?), n. [Heb.
qinnāmōn; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;, cinnamomum,
cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from
some other language; cf. Malay kājū
mānis 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder.
- a tropical Asian tree with an aromatic bark.
- (colour) a yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon.
cinnamon colour:
- containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
- (colour) of a yellowish-brown colour.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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