noun. An evergreen tree (Pimenta dioica) native to the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America, having opposite, simple leaves and white flowers clustered in cymes.

noun. The dried, nearly ripe berries of this plant, used as a spice.

noun. The fruit of Eugenia Pimenta, a tree of the West Indies. See pimento.

noun. 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.

noun. A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

noun. An evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.

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

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

noun. aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries

"Grace said ... first of all, i enjoy when muffins look like mushrooms. secondly, although i think allspice is kinda an acquired taste, i love it, especially in a moist muffin."

Carolina allspice  

spice  spice tree  

Carolina allspice  wild allspice  

Cayenne  anise  cardamom  catsup  cocoa  

feverbush  spicebush  spicewood