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ALLSPICE TREE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries

Synonyms:

allspice; allspice tree; Pimenta dioica; pimento tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("allspice tree" is a kind of...):

spice tree (tree bearing aromatic bark or berries)

Meronyms (parts of "allspice tree"):

allspice (ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves)

Holonyms ("allspice tree" is a member of...):

genus Pimenta; Pimenta (allspice tree)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries

Synonyms:

allspice tree; Pimenta officinalis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("allspice tree" is a kind of...):

spice tree (tree bearing aromatic bark or berries)

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