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Definition of: cinnamon
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(sin′ə·mən) noun
1. The aromatic inner bark of any of several tropical trees of the laurel family, used as a spice.
2. Any tree that yields cinnamon; especially, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, cultivated in Ceylon, Java, etc.
3. Cassia.
4. A shade of light reddish-brown. [<L cinnamomum <Gk. kinnamōmon <Hebrew qinnāmōn]
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