Definition of Alspice
Allspice, the berry of the pimento, or Jamaica pepper.
- Wikipedia
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A spice; the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices.
- An evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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