Cinnamon vs. Nutmeg

Cinnamonnoun

(countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.

Cinnamonnoun

Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).

Cinnamonnoun

A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.

Cinnamonnoun

, the product made of Cinnamomum verum

Cinnamonnoun

(countable) A warm yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon.

Cinnamonadjective

Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.

Cinnamonadjective

Of a yellowish-brown colour.

Cinnamonnoun

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.

Cinnamonnoun

aromatic bark used as a spice

Cinnamonnoun

tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon

Cinnamonnoun

spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground

Cinnamonnoun

an aromatic spice made from the peeled, dried, and rolled bark of a SE Asian tree

Cinnamonnoun

a yellowish-brown colour resembling that of cinnamon

Cinnamonnoun

the tree which yields cinnamon.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfast cereals, snackfoods, tea and traditional foods.

Nutmegnoun

An evergreen tree, Myristica fragrans, cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.

Nutmegnoun

The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.

Nutmegnoun

A grey-brown colour.

Nutmegnoun

(football) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

Nutmegverb

(transitive) To flavour with nutmeg.

Nutmegverb

To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

Nutmegnoun

The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.

Nutmegnoun

East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace

Nutmegnoun

hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground

Nutmeg

Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus Myristica. Myristica fragrans (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, and mace, from the seed covering.