canella

[kuh-nel-uh]

noun

the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.

Origin of canella

1685–95; < New Latin, Medieval Latin: cinnamon, equivalent to Latin can(na) cane + -ella diminutive suffix

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Examples from the Web for canella

Historical Examples of canella

Plant out Aralia, Canella, Magnolia, and other ornamental trees.
Flowers and Flower-Gardens
David Lester Richardson
On the last day of my stay I walked slowly up the trail toward the canella do matto.
Jungle Peace
William Beebe
Canella Bark is an aromatic stimulant, and forms a good stomachic.
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor
George Dadd
Hiera-picra, hī′e-ra-pik′ra, n. a purgative drug from aloes and canella bark.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various
The chief aromatic barks comprise the cinnamon, cassia lignea, cascarilla, and canella alba.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom
P. L. Simmonds

British Dictionary definitions for canella

canella

noun

the fragrant cinnamon-like inner bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana (family Canellaceae) used as a spice and in medicine

Word Origin for canella

C17: from Medieval Latin: cinnamon, from Latin canna cane, reed

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