seed, pod, or...?

English translation: seed

21:05 Mar 7, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Botany
English term or phrase: seed, pod, or...?
I am looking at an Arabic text that mentions crushed cinnamon seeds being used to make perfume. The Arabic word for "seeds" could actually be pods, berries or anything along those lines. I was thus wondering if anyone knows which word would be correct when speaking of cinnamon. I have looked at various resources and do not see strong evidence for any of the possibilities I have in mind. I am familiar with cinnamon bark but don't think that is what's meant in the text.
Arabic & More
Jordan
Selected answer:seed
Explanation:
On my travels in Sri Lanka, I enjoyed a couple of days stay on a cinnamon plantation and got to learn a lot about how these trees grow and their uses for both culinary and 'aromatic' purposes.

Cinnamon trees, whose bark is (painstakingly) turned into cinnamon sticks, bear clusters of dark purple berries. Each berry contains just one cinnamon seed.

Here is a good picture of the berries:
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/cinnamon.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum_verum
Cinnamomum verum trees are 10–15 metres (32.8–49.2 feet) tall. The leaves are ovate-oblong in shape, 7–18 cm (2.75–7.1 inches) long. The flowers, which are arranged in panicles, have a greenish color, and have a distinct odor. The fruit is a purple 1-cm berry containing a single seed.

http://www.luminescents.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?produ...
SCENT:Cinnamon Seed has a warm, spicy scent that is somewhere between clove and cinnamon and is a lighter fragrance than the bark or leaf. It is slightly herbaceous with pepper notes.
STRENGTH OF AROMA: Medium
PLANT PART: Seeds

http://shop.newdirections.com.au/epages/newdirections.sf/?Ob...
Botanical name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Common name: Cinnamon seed
Plant part: Seeds
Extraction method: Steam distilled
Selected response from:

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 01:04
Grading comment
Thank you, Jeux de Mots. I appreciate the time you took to compile this answer. Your visit to the cinnamon plantation sounds fascinating.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5cinnamon bud
Donna Stevens
4seed
Sarah Bessioud
2Stick
Ditte Duclert


Discussion entries: 3





  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Stick


Explanation:
I am not sure, but I would probably use cinnamon stick.

Ditte Duclert
Spain
Local time: 01:04
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Ditte. Although stick will not work in this case, I really appreciate you taking the time to offer your suggestion.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: As Asker has said, this seems to be quite distinct from the cinnamon bark more familiar in culinary applications.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
seed


Explanation:
On my travels in Sri Lanka, I enjoyed a couple of days stay on a cinnamon plantation and got to learn a lot about how these trees grow and their uses for both culinary and 'aromatic' purposes.

Cinnamon trees, whose bark is (painstakingly) turned into cinnamon sticks, bear clusters of dark purple berries. Each berry contains just one cinnamon seed.

Here is a good picture of the berries:
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/cinnamon.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum_verum
Cinnamomum verum trees are 10–15 metres (32.8–49.2 feet) tall. The leaves are ovate-oblong in shape, 7–18 cm (2.75–7.1 inches) long. The flowers, which are arranged in panicles, have a greenish color, and have a distinct odor. The fruit is a purple 1-cm berry containing a single seed.

http://www.luminescents.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?produ...
SCENT:Cinnamon Seed has a warm, spicy scent that is somewhere between clove and cinnamon and is a lighter fragrance than the bark or leaf. It is slightly herbaceous with pepper notes.
STRENGTH OF AROMA: Medium
PLANT PART: Seeds

http://shop.newdirections.com.au/epages/newdirections.sf/?Ob...
Botanical name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Common name: Cinnamon seed
Plant part: Seeds
Extraction method: Steam distilled


Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 01:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Jeux de Mots. I appreciate the time you took to compile this answer. Your visit to the cinnamon plantation sounds fascinating.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cinnamon bud


Explanation:
While cinnamon bark is used in cooking, it is the buds that are dried and ground to use in the making of perfume.

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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2011-03-09 17:22:46 GMT) Post-grading
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The bud includes the seed.


    Reference: http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Cinn_zey.html
    Reference: http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/321509322/cinnamon_bud_cin...
Donna Stevens
Norway
Local time: 01:04
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much for taking the time to post your answer about cinnamon buds. It seems like both the buds and the seeds could be used in the making of perfume.

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