I.cinnamon: Laurus cinnamomum, Linn.
(α).
Cinnamomum, Plin. 12, 19, 42, §§ “85 and 86. —As a term of endearment: tu mihi stacte, tu cinnamomum, tu rosa, etc.,” Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 8.—
II. Meton. for twigs of cinnamon; plur.: “cinnama,” Ov. M. 15, 399; 10, 308; id. F. 3, 731; Stat. S. 2, 6, 88; Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 420.