Canella alba

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Canella-alba \Canella-alba\ n.
   A large evergreen shrub or small tree ({Canella alba} or
   {Canella winterana}) having white aromatic bark and leathery
   leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes. Its
   bark is called {wild cinnamon}.

   Syn: wild cinnamon, white cinnamon tree, {Canella winterana}.
        [WordNet 1.5]