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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 medicinally
Familiarity information: SAIGON CINNAMON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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