all-spice

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all⋅spice

[awl-spahys]

–noun

1.	the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.

2.	the tree itself.

Also called pimento.

Origin:
1615–25; all + spice

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Word Origin & History

allspice

spice made from the berry of the Jamaican pimento, 1621, from all + spice, "so called because supposed to combine the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves." [Weekley]

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: all·spice
Pronunciation: 'ol-"spIs
Function: noun
: the berry of a West Indian tree of the genus Pimenta (P. dioica) of themyrtle family; also : the allspice tree

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