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Webster 1913 Edition
Cinnamon
Cin′na-mon
,Noun.
[Heb.
qinnāmōn
; cf. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], cinnamomum
, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay kājū mānis
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.
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
.Webster 1828 Edition
Cinnamon
CINNAMON
,Noun.
Cinnamon stone, called by Hauy, Essonite, is a rare mineral from Ceylon, of a hyacinth red color, yellowish brown or honey yellow; sometimes used in jewelry.
Cinnamon-water, is made by distilling the bark, first infused in barley water, in spirit of wine, brandy or white wine.
Clove-cinnamon, is the bark of a tree growing in Brazil, which is often substituted for real cloves.
White-cinnamon, or Winters bark, is the bark of a tree, growing in the West Indies, of a sharp biting taste, like pepper.