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Define the word Allspice

"Allspice" gcide "The 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" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

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