Cinnamon vs Nutmeg - What's the difference?
cinnamon | nutmeg |
(countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or , belonging to the family Lauraceae.
Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon ( or Cinnamomum cassia ).
(uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above. The product made of Cinnamomum verum is sometimes referred to as (true cinnamon).
(countable) A yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon .
Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
Of a yellowish-brown colour.
An evergreen tree, , cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.
A grey-brown colour.
(football) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.
To flavour with nutmeg.
(soccer) To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).
As nouns the difference between cinnamon and nutmeg
is that cinnamon is a small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or species: Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae while nutmeg is an evergreen tree, species: Myristica fragrans, cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.As an adjective cinnamon
is containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.As a verb nutmeg is
to flavour with nutmeg.cinnamon
English
(wikipedia cinnamon)Noun
Derived terms
* cinnamic acid * cinnamon bear * cinnamon fern * cinnamon stick * cinnamon stone * oil of cinnamon * wild cinnamonAdjective
(-)See also
* cassia * essonite, hessonite * five-spice powder * red-hot * Saigon cinnamon *External links
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*nutmeg
English
(wikipedia nutmeg) (Myristica fragrans)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* nutmeg mannikin * nutmeg melon * nutmeg psychosis * nutmeg pippinVerb
(nutmegg)- She decided the eggnog was lacking in flavor, so she decided to nutmeg it heavily.