allspice

2 definitions found

allspice - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

allspice - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  allspice
      n 1: aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
           [syn: allspice, 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