CINNAMON BARK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cinnamon bark mean? 

• CINNAMON BARK (noun)
  The noun CINNAMON BARK has 2 senses:

1. aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative

2. aromatic bark used as a spice

  Familiarity information: CINNAMON BARK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CINNAMON BARK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cinnamon bark" is a kind of...):

bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)

Holonyms ("cinnamon bark" is a part of...):

Cinnamomum loureirii; Saigon cinnamon (tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic bark used as a spice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cinnamon; cinnamon bark

Hypernyms ("cinnamon bark" is a kind of...):

bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)

Holonyms ("cinnamon bark" is a part of...):

Ceylon cinnamon; Ceylon cinnamon tree; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; cinnamon (tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon)

 Context examples 

Cinnamon bark oil is used as a flavoring, in parfumary, and in medicinal preparations.

(Cinnamon Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Cinnamon bark oil has antibacterial and antifungal properties but is an irritant to skin.

(Cinnamomum zeylanicum Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

Saigon cinnamon bark oil is used primarily in aromatherapy.

(Cinnamomum loureirii Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)