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Allspice tree   /ˈɔlspˌaɪs tri/   Listen
Allspice tree

noun
1.
Tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries.  Synonym: Pimenta officinalis.
2.
Aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries.  Synonyms: allspice, Pimenta dioica, pimento tree.






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"Allspice tree" Quotes from Famous Books



... dominated by the lofty peaks of the Blue Mountains. It is a gorgeously vivid panorama, all in greens, gold, and vivid blues. Monte Diavolo is the only part of Jamaica where there are wild parrots; it is also the home of the allspice tree, or pimento, as it is called in the island. This curious tree cannot be raised from seed or cutting, neither can it be layered; it can only propagate itself in Nature's own fashion, and the seed must pass through ...
— Here, There And Everywhere • Lord Frederic Hamilton



Words linked to "Allspice tree" :   genus Pimenta, Pimenta, spice tree, pimento tree, allspice, Pimenta officinalis, Pimenta dioica



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