[cin.na.mon] n, often attrib [ME cynamone, fr. L cinnamomum, cinnamon, fr. Gk kinnamomon, kinnamon, of non-IE origin; akin to Heb qinnamon cinnamon] (14c) 1 a: any of several Asian trees (genus Cinnamomum) of the laurel family b: an aromatic spice prepared from the dried inner bark of a cinnamon (esp. C. zeylanicum); also: the bark
2: a light yellowish brown