Allspice

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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