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Noun: Chinese cinnamon  chI'neez 'si-nu-mun
  1. Aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark
    "Most supermarket cinnamon is actually Chinese cinnamon";
    - cassia bark

Type of: bark

Part of: cassia, cassia-bark tree, Cinnamomum cassia

Encyclopedia: Chinese cinnamon