n, often attrib  1  :  any of several Asian trees of the genus Cinnamomum  2 a  :  the highly aromatic bark of a cinnamon that yields cinnamaldehyde and other aromatic products in the form of cinnamon oil - see CHINESE CINNAMON   b  :  an aromatic spice prepared from the dried inner bark of a cinnamon (esp. C. zeylanicum) .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  cin·na·mene 
 
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