The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Canella \Ca*nel"la\ (k[.a]*n[e^]l"l[.a]), n. [LL. (OE. canel,
   canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed.
   Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared
   bark. See Cane.] (Bot.)
   A genus of trees of the order Canellace[ae], growing in the
   West Indies.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The principal species is Canella alba, and its bark
         is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild
         cinnamon and whitewood bark.
         [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Canella-alba \Canella-alba\ n.
   A large evergreen shrub or small tree (Canella alba or
   Canella winterana) having white aromatic bark and leathery
   leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes. Its
   bark is called wild cinnamon.

   Syn: wild cinnamon, white cinnamon tree, Canella winterana.
        [WordNet 1.5]