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ca·nel·la
\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 |