canella

American  

[kuh-nel-uh] / kəˈnɛl ə /

noun

1. the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.

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canella British  

/ kəˈnɛlə /

noun

1. the fragrant cinnamon-like inner bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana (family Canellaceae ) used as a spice and in medicine

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Etymology

Origin of canella

1685–95; < New Latin, Medieval Latin: cinnamon, equivalent to Latin can ( na ) cane + -ella diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

On the last day of my stay I walked slowly up the trail toward the canella do matto.

From Jungle Peace by Beebe, William

Picra, pik′ra, n. a cathartic powder of aloes and canella.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

As for taste, I had tested the aromatic berries and fruit of my canella tree, and for science' sake had proved two warningly colored insects.

From Jungle Peace by Beebe, William

The cinnamon of Malabar is what we call cassia, the canella grossa of Conti, the canela brava of the Portuguese.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

It furnishes the true canella bark of commerce, also known as white-wood bark.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William