Canella

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

canella
    n 1: highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as
         a condiment and a tonic [syn: {canella}, {canella bark},
         {white cinnamon}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]