Cinnamon

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Cinnamon
Cinnamon foliage and flowers
Cinnamon foliage and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species: C. verum
Binomial name
Cinnamomum verum
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Cinnamon

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum, synonym C. zeylanicum) is a kind of tree. Sometimes it is used to make a kind of exotic spice. It is very aromatic, sweet and spicy. People usually put cinnamon in sweet baked goods, hot wine or liquors.