Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pimento \Pi*men"to\, n. [Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg.
   pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment,
   the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See
   {Pigment}.] (Bot.)
   Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See
   {Allspice}.

Source : WordNet®

pimento
     n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped
          fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper},
           {bell pepper}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet pepper
          plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
     2: fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked [syn: {pimiento}]