Medical Term:
cinnamon
Pronunciation: sin′ă-mon
Definition:
- The dried bark of Cinnamomum loureirii Nees (family Lauraceae), an aromatic bark used as a spice and, in medicine, as an adjuvant, carminative, and aromatic stomachic.
- The dried inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum zeylanicum.
Synonym(s): Saigon cinnamon
[L. fr. G. kinnamōmon, cinnamon]
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