Allspice

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1. Noun

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.

2. Noun

deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
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3. Noun

aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
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