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allspice: see pimento pimento or allspice, common names for a tree (Pimenta dioica or P. officinalis) of the family Myrtaceae ( myrtle family) cultivated in the West Indies for its dried unripe berries, used medicinally and as a spice (also called ..... Click the link for more information. . allspiceTropical evergreen tree (Pimenta dioica) of the myrtle family, native to the West Indies and Central America and valued for its berries, the source of a highly aromatic spice. Allspice was so named because the flavour of the dried berry resembles a combination of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. It is widely used in baking. The name is applied to several other aromatic shrubs as well, including Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), Japanese allspice (Chimonanthus praecox), and wild allspice, or spicebush. |
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