cinnamon

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
2. 2
   noun Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
3. 3
   noun A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.
4. 4
   noun A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.
5. 5
   adjective Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
6. 6
   adjective Of a yellowish-brown color.