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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Canella \Ca*nel"la\, 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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