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cinnamon
cinnamon name for trees and shrubs of the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae ( laurel family). Cinnamon spice comes chiefly from the Sri Lankan cinnamon ( C. zeylanicum ), now cultivated in several tropical regions. It is obtained by drying the central part of the bark and is marketed as stick cinnamon or in powdered form. The waste and other parts are used for oil of cinnamon, a medicine and flavoring. Cassia, cassia bark, or Chinese cinnamon ( C. cassia ) was used in China long before true cinnamon but is now considered an inferior substitute. Cinnamon and cassia (often confused) have been favorite spices since biblical times, used also as perfume and incense. Cinnamon is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Magnoliales, family Lauraceae. |
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cin·na·mon / ˈsinəmən/ • n. 1. an aromatic spice made from the dried bark of a Southeast Asian tree. ∎ flavored with cinnamon, or having a similar flavor. ∎ a reddish- or yellowish-brown color resembling that of cinnamon. 2. (also cinnamon tree) the tree (genus Cinnamomum, family Lauraceae) that yields this spice. ORIGIN: late Middle English: from Old French cinnamome (from Greek kinnamōmon), and Latin cinnamon (from Greek kinnamon), both from a Semitic language. |
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"cinnamon." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cinnamon." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cinnamon.html "cinnamon." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cinnamon.html |
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cinnamon
cinnamon Light-brown spice made from the dried inner bark of the cinnamon tree. Its delicate aroma and sweet flavour make it a common ingredient in food, and it was once extremely expensive. It was also used for religious rites and witchcraft. The tree is a bushy evergreen native to India and Burma and cultivated in the West Indies and South America. Family Lauraceae; species Cinnamomum zeylanicum.
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"cinnamon." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cinnamon." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-cinnamon.html "cinnamon." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-cinnamon.html |
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Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum (family Lauraceae) A genus of trees in which the leaves are opposite, and spicy when crushed. The fruit is a berry contained in a cup-like perianth. The spice cinnamon is the bark mainly of C. zeylanicum. Camphor is obtained by distillation of the wood of C. camphora. There are 250 species, occurring in eastern Asia and Indo-Malaysia.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cinnamomum." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cinnamomum." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Cinnamomum.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cinnamomum." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Cinnamomum.html |
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Cinnamon
Cinnamon ♀ Modern name, from the term for the spice (Greek kinnamon, of Semitic origin), in part perhaps referring to its warm brown colour. Use as a first name may have been influenced by other names which coincide in form with the names of spices, although they partly have other origins; see for example Cassia and Fennel.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cinnamon." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cinnamon." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Cinnamon.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cinnamon." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Cinnamon.html |
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cinnamon
cinnamon The aromatic bark of various species of the genus Cinnamomum; it is split from the shoots, cured, and dried, when it shrinks and curls into a cylinder or ‘quill’. Used as a flavour in meat products, bakery goods, and confectionery, and may be available either as the whole quill or powdered ready for use.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "cinnamon." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "cinnamon." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-cinnamon.html DAVID A. BENDER. "cinnamon." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-cinnamon.html |
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cinnamon
cinnamon XV. ME. sinamome — (O)F. cinnamome — L. cinnamōmum — Gr. kinnámōmon; later refash. after L. cinnamon, -um — Gr. kínnamon, of Sem. orig. (cf. Heb. ḳinnāmōn).
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T. F. HOAD. "cinnamon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cinnamon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cinnamon.html T. F. HOAD. "cinnamon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cinnamon.html |
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cinnamon
cinnamon See CINNAMOMUM.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "cinnamon." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "cinnamon." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-cinnamon.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "cinnamon." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-cinnamon.html |
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"cinnamon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cinnamon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cinnamon.html "cinnamon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cinnamon.html |
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