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Canella

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ca⋅nel⋅la

[kuh-nel-uh]
–noun
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.

Origin:
1685–95; < NL, ML: cinnamon, equiv. to L can(na) cane + -ella dim. suffix
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