What does "allspice" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "allspice"?

Common synonyms include: allspice tree, condiment, ebony, jamaica pepper, jamaica pepper, oak.

noun

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Noun

1
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. uncountable
2
ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves wordnet
3
Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries. countable
4
deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States wordnet
5
aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries wordnet

From all + spice, as it was thought to combine the flavors of various other spices.

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