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Allspice

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Noun

1. allspice, allspice tree, pimenta dioica, pimento tree

aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries

2. allspice

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

3. allspice

ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Allspice

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noun
1. 
a tropical American myrtaceous tree, Pimenta officinalis, having small white flowers and aromatic berries
2. 
the whole or powdered seeds of this berry used as a spice, having a flavour said to resemble a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg

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Allspice

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noun
1. 
a West Indian tree (Pimenta dioica) of the myrtle family
2. 
its berry
3. 
the spice made from this berry: so called because its flavor seems to combine the tastes of several spices

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Allspice

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n.
1. An evergreen tree (Pimenta dioica) native to the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America, having opposite, simple leaves and white flowers clustered in cymes.
2. The dried, nearly ripe berries of this plant, used as a spice. In both senses also called pimento.

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