allspice Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
    Pimenta dioica; pimento tree; allspice tree.
  2. noun deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
  3. noun ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves

WordNet

All"spice` noun
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913