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.
Spice prepared from the dried berries of the evergreen pimento tree or West Indian pepper tree Pimenta dioica of the myrtle family, cultivated chiefly in Jamaica. It has an aroma similar to that of a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
Pimenta dioic · allspice tree · pimento tree
Allspice tree; Also called: genus Pimenta.
Pimenta · genus Pimenta