CINNAMOMUM CASSIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cinnamomum cassia mean? 

• CINNAMOMUM CASSIA (noun)
  The noun CINNAMOMUM CASSIA has 1 sense:

1. Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon

  Familiarity information: CINNAMOMUM CASSIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CINNAMOMUM CASSIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cassia; cassia-bark tree; Cinnamomum cassia

Hypernyms ("Cinnamomum cassia" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "Cinnamomum cassia"):

cassia bark; Chinese cinnamon (aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark)

Holonyms ("Cinnamomum cassia" is a member of...):

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

 Context examples 

The essential oil extracted from the leaves of Cinnamomum cassia.

(Chinese Cinnamon Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The essential oil of Cinnamomum cassia.

(Chinese Cinnamon Leaf Oil, NCI Thesaurus)