allspice
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(noun) ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves |
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Related Words: spice |
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(noun) deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States |
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Related Words: California allspice, Calycanthus floridus, Calycanthus occidentalis, Carolina allspice, bush, shrub, spicebush, strawberry bush, strawberry shrub, sweet shrub |
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(noun) aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries |
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Synonyms: Pimenta dioica, allspice tree, pimento tree |
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Related Words: spice tree |
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