cin·na·mon (s n  -mn)n. 1. a. The dried aromatic inner bark of certain tropical Asian trees in the genus Cinnamomum, especially C. verum and C. loureirii, often ground and used as a spice. b. A plant yielding this bark. 2. A light reddish brown. adj. Of a light reddish brown. [Middle English cinamome, from Old French, from Latin cinnam  mum, from Greek kinnammon, probably of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew qinn môn.]cin·nam ic (s-n mk) adj. |
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