CINNAMOMUM CASSIA
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)
Meaning:
Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cassia-bark tree; Cinnamomum cassia; 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)