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noun
An evergreen tree (Cinnamomum cassia) originating in southern China, and widely cultivated for its aromatic bark, which is used to produce cinnamon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The bark of this tree when used as spice, and when distinguishing it from "true cinnamon", the bark of the C. verum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cassia bark
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Broader terms: bark
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