■ noun
1》 an aromatic spice made from the dried and rolled bark of a SE Asian tree.
2》 the tree which yields ~. [ Cinnamomum zeylanicum and related species.]
3》 a yellowish-brown colour.
Origin
ME: from OFr. cinnamome (from Gk kinnamōmon ), and L. ~ , both from a Semitic lang. and perh. based on Malay.