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