wild cinnamon

/waɪld ˌsɪnəmən/

Definitions of wild cinnamon

1. noun

   large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes
   synonyms: Canella winterana, Canella-alba, white cinnamon tree

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2. noun

   West Indian tree; source of bay rum
   synonyms: Jamaica bayberry, Pimenta acris, bay-rum tree, bayberry

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms