Allspice

n.

1.

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.

Noun	1.	allspice - aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries Synonyms: Pimenta dioica, pimento tree, allspice tree
	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

allspice tree, genus Pimenta, Pimenta, Pimenta dioica, pimento tree, spice tree