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Webster 1913 Edition
Allspice
All′spiceˊ
,Noun.
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
.