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cinnamon stone
(encz) | cinnamon stone, n: |
Cinnamon stone
(gcide) | Cinnamon \Cin"na*mon\, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?,
cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been
borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u]
m[=a]nis sweet wood.]
(a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum,
a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately
pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial,
carminative, and restorative spices.
(b) Cassia.
[1913 Webster]
Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon
or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.
Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from
cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of
cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.
Wild cinnamon. See Canella.
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cinnamon stone
(wn) | cinnamon stone
n 1: a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn:
cinnamon stone, essonite, hessonite] |
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Cinnamon stone
(gcide) | Cinnamon \Cin"na*mon\, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?,
cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been
borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u]
m[=a]nis sweet wood.]
(a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum,
a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately
pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial,
carminative, and restorative spices.
(b) Cassia.
[1913 Webster]
Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon
or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.
Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from
cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of
cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.
Wild cinnamon. See Canella.
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