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CINNAMON BARK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic bark used as a spice

Synonyms:

cinnamon; cinnamon bark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cinnamon bark" is a kind of...):

bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)

Holonyms ("cinnamon bark" is a part of...):

Ceylon cinnamon; Ceylon cinnamon tree; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; cinnamon (tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cinnamon bark" is a kind of...):

bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)

Holonyms ("cinnamon bark" is a part of...):

Cinnamomum loureirii; Saigon cinnamon (tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally)

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