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allspice (n.)

spice made from the berry of the Jamaican pimento, 1620s, from all + spice (n.), "so called because supposed to combine the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves" [Weekley].

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Definitions of allspice from WordNet

allspice (n.)
aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries;
Synonyms: allspice tree / pimento tree / Pimenta dioica
allspice (n.)
deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States;
allspice (n.)
ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves;
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