Canella

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canella \Ca*nel"la\ (k[.a]*n[e^]l"l[.a]), n. [LL. (OE. canel,
     canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed.
     Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared
     bark. See {Cane}.] (Bot.)
     A genus of trees of the order {Canellace[ae]}, growing in the
     West Indies.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The principal species is {Canella alba}, and its bark
           is a spice and drug exported under the names of {wild
           cinnamon} and {whitewood bark}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  canella
       n : highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as
           a condiment and a tonic [syn: {canella bark}, {white
           cinnamon}]