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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allspice \All"spice`\, 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: allspice n 1: aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries [syn: {allspice tree}, {pimento tree}, {Pimenta dioica}] 2: deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States 3: ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
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