allspice

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
noun deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
noun ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves

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

A dash of allspice would make it delicious." — The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance., Thomas Peckett Prest
Allspice too, and caraway seeds (caraway seeds that smelt most deadly when the time came for burning them). — The Phoenix and the Carpet, E. (Edith) Nesbit
What's the matter with--well, with allspice?” When Mrs. Hicks had gone, he raged, “Some folks don't know what they want!” “Sweating sanctimonious bully--my husband's uncle!” thought Carol. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis

allspice tree, pimento tree, Pimenta dioica

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