cinnamomum zeylanicum

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   tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon

   SynonymscinnamonCeylon cinnamonCeylon cinnamon tree

   Broaderlaurel

   Part ofCinnamomum

   Partscinnamon

Questions about cinnamomum zeylanicum

What does cinnamomum zeylanicum mean?

cinnamomum zeylanicum means "tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon".

What is another word for cinnamomum zeylanicum?

Close synonyms include cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cinnamomum zeylanicum a common word?

cinnamomum zeylanicum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.