[医] 白桂皮属(白桂皮科)

[ noun ]
highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic
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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.

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}.