| See under cinnamon (def. 1). |
[sin-uh-muh
n] 
| 1. | the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, esp. the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon), used as a spice, or that of C. loureirii (Saigon cinnamon), used in medicine as a cordial and carminative. |
| 2. | a tree yielding such bark. |
| 3. | any allied or similar tree. |
| 4. | a common culinary spice of dried rolled strips of this bark, often made into a powder. |
| 5. | cassia (def. 1). |
| 6. | a yellowish or reddish brown. |
| 7. | (of food) containing or flavored with cinnamon. |
| 8. | reddish-brown or yellowish-brown. |
[sin-uh-mon-ik] , adjective