allspice
1. [ noun ] (botany) deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
Related terms: shrub Carolina_allspice spicebush Calycanthus
2. [ noun ] (botany) aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
Synonyms: pimento_tree Pimenta_dioica allspice_tree
Related terms: spice_tree Pimenta
3. [ noun ] (food) ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
Related terms: spice
Similar spelling:   Alsup
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