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Webster 1913 Edition


Canella


Ca-nel′la

(kȧ-nĕl′lȧ)
,
Noun.
[LL. (OE.
canel
,
canelle
, cinnamon, fr. F.
cannelle
), Dim. of L.
canna
a reed.
Canella
is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark. See
Cane
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of trees of the order
Canellaceæ
, growing in the West Indies.
☞ The principal species is
Canella alba
, and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of
wild cinnamon
and
whitewood bark
.

Definition 2024


Canella

Canella

See also: canella

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Canella f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Canellaceae – the canella.

canella

canella

See also: Canella

English

Wikispecies

Canella winterana

Noun

canella (usually uncountable, plural canellas)

  1. The aromatic inner bark of Canella winterana, used as a spice with properties similar to cinnamon.

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