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Cinnamon

/sˈɪnəmən/
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(noun) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.

Could I have three cinnamon donuts?
Why don't you try putting a little cinnamon in your coffee?
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I love to put a little bit of ground ____ on my morning oatmeal today.

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