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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers;
[syn: Carolina allspice, strawberry shrub, strawberry bush, sweet shrub, Calycanthus floridus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Allspice \All"spice`\, n. The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Calycanthus floridus n 1: hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove- scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: Carolina allspice, strawberry shrub, strawberry bush, sweet shrub, Calycanthus floridus]