allspice

noun

• 1 [mass noun] the dried aromatic fruit of a Caribbean tree, used whole or ground as a culinary spice and in the production of certain liqueurs such as Benedictine.

• 2a tree of the myrtle family from which allspice is obtained. Also called pimento or Jamaica pepper.

  • Pimenta dioica, family Myrtaceae

• 3an aromatic North American tree or shrub.

  • Genus Calycanthus, family Calycanthaceae