Canella /(kȧ*nĕl"lȧ)/

Ca·nel·la

Canella

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.]

A genus of trees of the order Canellaceæ, growing in the West Indies. (Bot.)

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