Indonesian cinnamon

noun

: the dried, aromatic bark of a tropical tree (Cinnamomum burmannii) chiefly of Indonesia that yields a typically mild cassia sold as cinnamon

also : the powdered spice produced from Indonesian cinnamon bark

Note: The bark and powdered spice are also called Batavia cassia and Korintje. compare ceylon cinnamon, chinese cinnamon, saigon cinnamon

Examples of Indonesian cinnamon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other Cinnamomum species that are cultivated for commercial purposes are C. burmannii (Indonesian cinnamon), C. loureiroi (Saigon cinnamon or Vietnamese cinnamon), and C. cassia (Cassia or Chinese cinnamon) [1]. —Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2014

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above