allspice

  1. Noun.  (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. Noun.  (countable) An evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.

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