CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cinnamomum zeylanicum mean? 

• CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM (noun)
  The noun CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Ceylon cinnamon; Ceylon cinnamon tree; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; cinnamon

Hypernyms ("Cinnamomum zeylanicum" is a kind of...):

laurel (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)

Meronyms (parts of "Cinnamomum zeylanicum"):

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 ("Cinnamomum zeylanicum" is a member of...):

Cinnamomum; genus Cinnamomum (Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs)

 Context examples 

The oil extracted from the leaves of Cinnamomum zeylanicum.

(Cinnamon Leaf Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The oil extracted from the bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum.

(Cinnamomum zeylanicum Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)