allspice

English

branch with fruits, whence the spice
whole allspice (spice)

Etymology

From all +‎ spice, as it was thought to combine the flavors of various other spices.

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allspice (countable and uncountable, plural allspices)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
  2. (countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.

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