cinnamon Definition

the aromatic, dried bark of any of several tropical trees (genus Cinnamomum) yielding a culinary spice, oil, and flavoring; especially : a small roll or quill of cinnamon bark

the tan to dark brown spice that is prepared from cinnamon bark by powdering and has a somewhat sweet and spicy taste

a tree that yields cinnamon

a large fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) with cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds shorter than and separate from the green foliage fronds

a small roll or quill of dried cinnamon bark used as a spice

hessonite

the dried bark of a tropical tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum synonym C. verum) of Sri Lanka and southern India that yields a typically mild and somewhat sweet tan to light brown cinnamon that is considered the true cinnamon of commerce; also : the powdered spice produced from Ceylon cinnamon bark

the dried bark of a southeast Asian tree (Cinnamomum cassia synonym C. aromaticum) that yields a somewhat sweet and spicy variety of cassia sold as cinnamon; also : the powdered spice produced from Chinese cinnamon bark

the dried, aromatic bark of a tropical tree (Cinnamomum burmannii) chiefly of Indonesia that yields a typically mild cassia sold as cinnamon; also : the powdered spice produced from Indonesian cinnamon bark

the dried, aromatic bark of a Vietnamese tree (Cinnamomum loureirii) that yields a sweet and spicy cassia sold as cinnamon; also : the powdered spice produced from Saigon cinnamon bark

saigon cinnamon

indonesian cinnamon