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Cinnamon stone

Cinnamon \Cin"na*mon\, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u] m[=a]nis sweet wood.]

  1. The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices.

  2. Cassia.

    Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.

    Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.

    Wild cinnamon. See Canella.

WordNet
cinnamon stone

n. a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn: essonite, hessonite]

Usage examples of "cinnamon stone".

Cordiner enumerates, as the production of Ceylon, the ruby, emerald, topaz, amethyst, sapphire, cats'-eye or opal, cinnamon stone or garnet, agate, sardonix, and some others.