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1. n. A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or , belonging to the family Lauraceae. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
2. n. Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon and Chinese cinnamon or cassia ( or Cinnamomum cassia). | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
3. n. (mostly) 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 abo | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
4. n. true cinnamon, the product made of Cinnamomum verum | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
5. n. A warm yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
(color panel, 8A563A) | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
6. adj. Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
7. adj. Of a yellowish-brown colour. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |