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Allspice

noun

Aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries. Synonyms: allspice tree, Pimenta dioica, pimento tree.

Deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States.

Ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves.

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... showing the whole town a woman's bust! Hee, hee, hee! . . . Afternoon, Mrs. Hicks. Sage? Just out of it. Lemme sell you some other spices. Heh?" Uncle Whittier was nasally indignant "CERTAINLY! Got PLENTY other spices jus' good as sage for any purp'se whatever! What's the matter with—well, with allspice?" When Mrs. Hicks had gone, he raged, "Some folks ...

— Main Street • Sinclair Lewis

Words linked to "Allspice" : Carolina allspice, genus Pimenta, Calycanthus floridus, genus Calycanthus, strawberry bush, spice, bush, Calycanthus, Calycanthus occidentalis, sweet shrub, spicebush, shrub, Pimenta, strawberry shrub, Pimenta dioica, Japanese allspice, spice tree