Chinese cinnamon

Chinese cinnamon

English

Noun

Chinese cinnamon (uncountable)

1. An evergreen tree (Cinnamomum cassia) originating in southern China, and widely cultivated for its aromatic bark, which is used to produce cinnamon.
2. The bark of this tree when used as spice, and when distinguishing it from "true cinnamon", the bark of the C. verum.

Synonyms

• (tree): Chinese cassia, cassia

Translations

tree

Chinese: Mandarin: 肉桂 (zh) (ròuguì) Finnish: kassiakaneli

French: cannelier de Chine (fr) m Russian: ка́ссия (ru) f (kássija), кори́чник кита́йский (koríčnik kitájskij) Spanish: please add this translation if you can

bark

Chinese: Mandarin: 肉桂 (zh) (ròuguì) Finnish: kassiakaneli

French: casse (fr) f, cannelle de Chine f Russian: ка́ссия (ru) f (kássija) Spanish: please add this translation if you can