- cinnamon
- 1. The dried bark of Cinnamomum loureirii Nees (family Lauraceae), an aromatic bark used as a spice and, in medicine, as an adjuvant, carminative, and aromatic stomachic. SYN: Saigon c.. 2. The dried inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum zeylanicum. SYN: Ceylon c.. SYN: cassia bark. [L. fr. G. kinnamomon, c.]- cassia c. Cinnamomum cassia Nees (family Lauraceae); the unofficial source of most of the c. in the shops; the source of c. oil. SYN: Chinese c..- Ceylon c. SYN: c. (2).- Chinese c. SYN: cassia c..- Saigon c. SYN: c. (1).
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cin·na·mon 'sin-ə-mən n, often attrib1) any of several Asian trees of the genus Cinnamomum2 a) the highly aromatic bark of a cinnamon that yields cinnamaldehyde and other aromatic products in the form of cinnamon oil see CHINESE CINNAMONb) an aromatic spice prepared from the dried inner bark of a cinnamon (esp. C. zeylanicum)* * *
cin·na·mon (sinґə-mən) [Gr. kinnamon, from Hebrew quinnāmōn] 1. the dried bark of any of several trees of the genus Cinnamomum. 2. the dried bark of Cinnamomum loureirii, containing, in each 100 g, not less than 2.5 mL of volatile oil; used as a flavor in pharmaceutical preparations.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
