1. Ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavours of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
   "We added a pinch of allspice to the pumpkin pie filling"
    
2. Aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
   "The allspice tree's berries are harvested while still green and unripe";
   - allspice tree, pimento tree, Pimenta dioica
    
3. A deciduous shrub native to eastern North America with aromatic bark
   "The allspice shrub thrived in the humid climate"

Derived forms: allspices

Type of: bush, shrub, spice, spice tree

Part of: Calycanthus, genus Calycanthus, genus Pimenta, Pimenta

Encyclopedia: Allspice