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SAIGON CINNAMON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Saigon cinnamon mean? 

SAIGON CINNAMON (noun)
  The noun SAIGON CINNAMON has 1 sense:

1. tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinallyplay

  Familiarity information: SAIGON CINNAMON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAIGON CINNAMON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cinnamomum loureirii; Saigon cinnamon

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "Saigon cinnamon"):

cinnamon bark (aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative)

Holonyms ("Saigon cinnamon" is a member of...):

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


 Context examples 


Saigon cinnamon bark oil is used primarily in aromatherapy.

(Cinnamomum loureirii Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)



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