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allspice

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: allspice

1
 n
aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
2
 n
deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: allspice
1

n aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries

Synonyms:
Pimenta dioica, allspice tree, pimento tree
Type of:
spice tree
tree bearing aromatic bark or berries

n ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves

Type of:
spice
any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
2

n deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States

Types:
Calycanthus floridus, Carolina allspice, strawberry bush, strawberry shrub, sweet shrub
hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers
California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis, spicebush
straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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