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Cin"na*mon (?), n. [Heb. qinn&ā;m&ō;n; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k&ā;j&ū; m&ā;nis 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.
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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.
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