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cin⋅nam⋅ic

  [si-nam-ik, sin-uh-mik]
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–adjective
of or obtained from cinnamon.
Origin:
1880–85; cinnam(on) + -ic
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cin·na·mon   (sĭn'ə-mən)   
n.  

    1. The dried aromatic inner bark of certain tropical Asian trees in the genus Cinnamomum, especially C. verum and C. loureirii, often ground and used as a spice.

    2. A plant yielding this bark.

  2. A light reddish brown.

adj.  Of a light reddish brown.

[Middle English cinamome, from Old French, from Latin cinnamōmum, from Greek kinnamōmon, probably of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew qinnāmôn.]
cin·nam'ic (sə-nām'ĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cin·nam·ic
Pronunciation: s&-'nam-ik
Function: adjective
: obtained or derived from cinnamon oil or cinnamic acid<cinnamic aldehyde>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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