canella

American  

[kuh-nel-uh] / kəˈnɛl ə /

noun

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

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canella British  

/ kəˈnɛlə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of canella

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

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Example Sentences

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canella

On the last day of my stay I walked slowly up the trail toward the canella do matto.

From Jungle Peace by William Beebe

Canella, kan-el′a, n. a genus of low aromatic trees, one species the whitewood of wild cinnamon of the West Indies, yielding canella or white cinnamon bark.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

From daybreak to dark the canella tree was seldom deserted.

From Jungle Peace by William Beebe

Picra, pik′ra, n. a cathartic powder of aloes and canella.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

As for taste, I had tested the aromatic berries and fruit of my canella tree, and for science' sake had proved two warningly colored insects.

From Jungle Peace by William Beebe

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