Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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}.
Source : WordNet®
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