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

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above