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    CEYLON CINNAMON TREE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamonplay

    Synonyms:

    Ceylon cinnamon; Ceylon cinnamon tree; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; cinnamon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Ceylon cinnamon tree" is a kind of...):

    laurel (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)

    Meronyms (parts of "Ceylon cinnamon tree"):

    cinnamon (spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground)

    cinnamon; cinnamon bark (aromatic bark used as a spice)

    Holonyms ("Ceylon cinnamon tree" is a member of...):

    Cinnamomum; genus Cinnamomum (Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs)

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