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cinnamon

6 1.0

A tropical tree with aromatic yellow-brown bark that people use to make a spice

noun
/ˈsɪnəˌmən/

: árbol de canela

I love adding cinnamon to my oatmeal for extra flavor.
cinnamon bark
cassia cinnamon

Examples

I used to enjoy the scent of cinnamon, but not anymore.

Fiction book (2000)
I think I'm going to use some of this brown sugar cinnamon syrup.
The tree has so many lights, there are carolers and it smells like cinnamon and glue vine.
Streets and buildings in Frascati were covered with cinnamon-colored powder so fine that it seeped in around window frames.

Fiction book (1991)
Once she asked for a bowl of soy milk with sugar and a pinch of kuei-pi, cinnamon bark.

Fiction book (1997)
There was hazelnut-flavored coffee, vanilla-flavored coffee, cinnamon-flavored coffee, almond-flavored coffee, and mint-flavored coffee.

Fiction book (2000)
She sprinkled cinnamon on the apples before baking the pie.
The recipe calls for a teaspoon of cinnamon to enhance the taste of the dish.

Synonyms

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

vscinnamon

Specialized

9.9

A tropical Asian evergreen tree with sweet-smelling bark used to make cinnamon

is the broader genus term covering many species used for the spice

Ceylon cinnamon

vscinnamon

4.9

A tropical tree with thin, fragrant brown bark that people use as a spice in baking

is the wider genus label that includes other species used for the spice

Ceylon cinnamon tree

vscinnamon

Specialized

7.1

A tropical tree from Sri Lanka with thin, fragrant bark used as true cinnamon

is the general genus name and applies to related species too

Cinnamomum cassia

vscinnamon

Specialized

9.1

A Chinese tree whose dried bark is used as a common type of cinnamon

is the general genus term that does not imply lower quality

cassia

vscinnamon

8.6

A Chinese tree whose fragrant bark is used as cinnamon

is the broader genus concept without the quality judgment

cassia-bark tree

vscinnamon

9.9

A Chinese tree with strong-smelling bark used to make a type of cinnamon

is the general label for trees giving the spice, not the cheaper form

Saigon cinnamon

vscinnamon

7.0

A Southeast Asian tree with strong, sweet bark used as a spice and in traditional medicine

is the plant group mainly known for producing culinary bark rather than medicine

Cinnamomum loureirii

vscinnamon

Specialized

9.9

A Southeast Asian tree with a spicy bark used in traditional medicine

is the plant group known mainly for providing culinary bark rather than medicine

Compounds

cinnamon bun

8 1.3

A sweet rolled pastry baked with cinnamon and sugar, often with raisins

cinnamon roll

5 1.0

A sweet baked roll of dough filled with cinnamon and sugar

cinnamon toast

3 1.0

A slice of bread browned until crisp and topped with butter and cinnamon sugar

cinnamon bread

1 1.0

A sweet loaf of bread made with cinnamon, often with raisins

cinnamon bark

1 3.0

Dried tree bark with a warm, sweet smell used as a cooking spice

cinnamon-colored

1 3.2

A light brown with a little red like cinnamon

cinnamon-scented

1 3.4

A thing that smells like cinnamon

Ceylon cinnamon

4.9

A tropical tree with thin, fragrant brown bark that people use as a spice in baking

Ceylon cinnamon tree

Specialized

7.1

A tropical tree from Sri Lanka with thin, fragrant bark used as true cinnamon

Chinese cinnamon

4.3

A spice made from the bark of the cassia tree with a strong, warm flavor

cinnamon bear

8.1

A reddish-brown type of bear found mainly in western North America

cinnamon fern

7.8

A large North American plant with hairy cinnamon-colored fronds that appear in spring

cinnamon roll

Slang

8.1

A very kind, innocent person who seems unlikely to hurt others

cinnamon snail

2.8

A sweet pastry of rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar

cinnamon stone

Specialized

9.9

A yellow to brown gem that is a type of garnet used in jewelry

cinnamon vine

Specialized

8.6

A climbing plant from China that has glossy heart-shaped leaves that smell of cinnamon and edible tubers

cinnamon-red

4.4

A warm reddish-brown color like cinnamon spice

Saigon cinnamon

7.0

A Southeast Asian tree with strong, sweet bark used as a spice and in traditional medicine

stick cinnamon

2.5

A dried rolled piece of cinnamon bark used to add warm spice to food

white cinnamon

9.3

A strong smelling inner bark from a small Caribbean tree used as a spice and medicine

white cinnamon tree

Specialized

9.9

A large evergreen shrub or small tree with white fragrant bark and small purple to red flowers

wild cinnamon

7.8

A tree or shrub with fragrant bark and leaves used to make scented oils

Surface Forms

cinnamon singular

cinnamons plural

Etymology

Cinnamon also names the tree that gives this spice, and the word comes from the same old word for 'sweet bark'. So cinnamon for a tree simply means the tree whose bark makes the tasty, sweet-smelling spice.