Cinnamodendron

noun

Cin·​na·​mo·​den·​dron

ˌsinəməˈdendrən

: a small genus of tropical American shrubs or small trees (order Parietales) having pungent aromatic bark resembling canella bark

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cinnam- + -dendron

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