‖ canella
(kəˈnɛlə)
[med.L. canella see canel.]
† 1. Cinnamon, or Cassia bark; = canel. Obs.
| 1693 Sir T. P. Blount Nat. Hist. 40 Doubtless, the Shop-Cinnamon or Canella, is the true Cassia of the Ancients. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. 719 Canella was at one time applied to cinnamon. |
2. a. Bot. A genus of plants (family Canellaceæ), the most important of which is the West Indian tree, C. alba, or Wild Cinnamon. b. The inner bark of this tree, also called white cinnamon; used in medicine, and in the West Indies as a condiment. Also canella bark.
| 1756 P. Browne Jamaica 17 Large quantities of..canella or winter's bark. 1881 Syd. Soc. Lex., Canella..the Pharmacopœial name, U.S.A., of the bark of the C. alba. 1865 Treas. Bot., Canella, furnishes a pale orange-coloured bark, with an aromatic odour, which is used as a tonic. |