Allspice

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allspice
n. type of evergreen tree; berry from this tree; aromatic spice made from the powdered dried berries


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Allspice
Allspice, also called Jamaica pepper, Myrtle pepper, pimento , or newspice, is a spice which is the dried unripe fruit of the Pimenta dioica plant. The name "allspice" was coined by the English, who thought it combined the flavour of several aromatic spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
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allspice
Noun
1. aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
(synonym) allspice tree, pimento tree, Pimenta dioica
(hypernym) spice tree
(member-holonym) Pimenta, genus Pimenta
2. deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) Carolina allspice, strawberry shrub, strawberry bush, sweet shrub, Calycanthus floridus
(member-holonym) Calycanthus, genus Calycanthus
3. ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
(hypernym) spice
(part-holonym) allspice tree, pimento tree, Pimenta dioica


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Allspice
(n.)
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush.
  

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Allspice
A single spice whose flavor is reminiscent of a blend of nutmeg, cloves juniper berries, pepper, and cinnamon. It is processed from the fruit of an evergreen tree found in the Western Hemisphere.

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