Allspice

['ɔːlspaɪs] or ['ɔl'spaɪs]

Definition

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

(noun.) deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States.

(noun.) aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries.

Edited by Flo--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Editor: Winthrop

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Pimento, Jamaica pepper.

Editor: Moll

Definition

n. a name given to a kind of spice called Pimenta or Jamaica pepper from its being supposed to combine the flavour of cinnamon nutmeg and cloves.

Checker: Mimi