canella Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic
    canella bark; white cinnamon.

WordNet

Ca*nel"la noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the order Canellaceæ, growing in the West Indies. ✍ The principal species is Canella alba, and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild cinnamon and whitewood bark.

Webster 1913