allspice
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
allspice/ˈɔːlspʌɪs/
▶noun
- 1 the dried aromatic fruit of a Caribbean tree, used as a culinary spice.
- 2 a tree of the myrtle family from which allspice is obtained. [Pimenta dioica.]
- 3 an aromatic North American tree or shrub. [Genus Calycanthus.]
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