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CEYLON CINNAMON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
Synonyms:
Ceylon cinnamon; Ceylon cinnamon tree; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; cinnamon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ceylon cinnamon" is a kind of...):
laurel (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)
Meronyms (parts of "Ceylon cinnamon"):
cinnamon (spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground)
cinnamon; cinnamon bark (aromatic bark used as a spice)
Holonyms ("Ceylon cinnamon" is a member of...):
Cinnamomum; genus Cinnamomum (Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs)
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