Cinnamomum cassia
- noun
- Specialized
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canela cassia
- The dried bark of Cinnamomum cassia is commonly sold as cinnamon in many grocery stores.
Examples
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Unlike Ceylon cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia has a stronger, more pungent flavor.
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Many recipes call for Cinnamomum cassia instead of Ceylon cinnamon.
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Many traditional Chinese herbal medicines include extracts from Cinnamomum cassia.
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I bought some Cinnamomum cassia for baking.
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The dried bark of Cinnamomum cassia is commonly sold as cinnamon in many grocery stores.
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Many traditional Chinese herbal medicines include extracts from Cinnamomum cassia.
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Unlike Ceylon cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia has a stronger, more pungent flavor.
Synonyms
A Chinese tree whose fragrant bark is used as cinnamon
A Chinese tree with strong-smelling bark used to make a type of cinnamon
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward scientific binomial combining the genus 'Cinnamomum' (trees with aromatic bark) and 'cassia' (a Cinnamomum species whose bark is used as cinnamon), so the meaning 'a species of cinnamon' is directly inferable from the parts. The construction is compositional and follows transparent naming conventions, so a learner who knows both constituents can understand the MWE.
Etymology
Cinnamomum cassia is the name of a Chinese tree whose dried bark is sold as a common, strong-smelling 'type of cinnamon'. Because the bark is thicker and tastes sharper than 'true cinnamon', the name now usually refers to the stronger cinnamon people buy in many shops.
