Allspice Definition

ôlspīs
noun
An evergreen tree (Pimenta dioica) native to the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America, having opposite, simple leaves and white flowers clustered in cymes.
American Heritage
A West Indian tree (Pimenta dioica) of the myrtle family.
Webster's New World
The dried, nearly ripe berries of this plant, used as a spice.
American Heritage
Its berry.
Webster's New World
The spice made from this berry: so named because its flavor seems to combine the tastes of several spices.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Pimenta dioica
  • pimento tree
  • allspice tree

Other Word Forms of Allspice

Noun

Singular:
allspice
Plural:
allspices

Allspice Sentence Examples

  • Grown as a shrub or against a sunny wall it produces extraordinarily delicate, yellow, waxy flowers with the exotic aroma of allspice!

  • You can add allspice, cardamom, clove, ginger, mace, peppercorns, or star anise to your mulled wine mix if you have them handy.

  • Using your stand mixer, beat together the butter, brown sugar, ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves until light and fluffy.

  • Add a sprig of parsley and, if cloves or allspice are used, whole ones are better.

  • For a slightly different flavor, you can substitute the salt with one teaspoon each of whole cloves, allspice, and cinnamon.

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