kəˈnelə noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, diminutive of Latin canna reed; from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark — more at cane
1. also canela -s : cinnamon
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Medieval Latin, cinnamon]
: a monotypic genus of trees (order Parietales) having alternate simple entire leathery gland-dotted leaves and flowers with three sepals and producing a berry
3. or canella al·ba -ˈalbə also -ˈȯ- or canella bark also ca·ne·lo -ˈne(ˌ)lō, -ˈā- -s
[ canella from New Latin canella; canella alba from New Latin Canella alba, synonym of Canella winterana; canelo from American Spanish, from Spanish, cinnamon tree, from canela cinnamon, from Medieval Latin canella ]
: the highly aromatic orange-colored inner bark of a tree ( Canella alba or C. winterana ) used as a condiment and in medicine as a tonic — called also white cinnamon
4. also ca·nela -ˈnelə, -ˈā- or canelo -s
[ canella from New Latin canella; canela from American Spanish, from Spanish, cinnamon; canelo, from American Spanish, from Spanish, cinnamon tree]
: any of various trees of the family Lauraceae