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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALL'SPICE, [See under the compounds of all.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1621 1. the berry of a West Indian tree (Pimenta dioica) of the myrtle family; also the allspice tree 2. a mildly pungent and aromatic spice prepared from dried allspice berries

Britannica Concise

Tropical evergreen tree (Pimenta diocia) of the myrtle family, native to the W. Indies and Central America and valued for its berries, the source of a highly aromatic spice. Allspice was so named because the flavor of the dried berry resembles a combination of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. It is widely used in baking. The name is applied to several other aromatic shrubs as well, incl. Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), Japanese allspice (Chimonanthus praecox), and wild allspice, or spicebush.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the aromatic spice obtained from the ground berry of the pimento plant, Pimenta dioica. 2 the berry of this. 3 any of various other aromatic shrubs.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Allspice is a powder used as a spice in cooking, which is made from the berries of a tropical American tree. = pimento

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Pimento, Jamaica pepper.