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all·spice  (ôlsps)

n. In both senses also called pimento.

1. A tropical American evergreen tree (Pimenta dioica) having opposite, simple leaves and small white flowers clustered in cymes.

2. The dried, nearly ripe berries of this plant used as a spice, especially in baking.

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allspice [ˈɔːlˌspaɪs]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical American myrtaceous tree, Pimenta officinalis, having small white flowers and aromatic berries

2. (Cookery) the whole or powdered seeds of this berry used as a spice, having a flavour said to resemble a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg Also called pimento Jamaica pepper

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	allspice - aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries Pimenta dioica, pimento tree, allspice tree allspice - ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves genus Pimenta, Pimenta - allspice tree spice tree - tree bearing aromatic bark or berries
	2.	allspice - deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States Calycanthus, genus Calycanthus - a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice Calycanthus floridus, Carolina allspice, strawberry shrub, sweet shrub, strawberry bush - hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis, spicebush - straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	3.	allspice - ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food allspice, Pimenta dioica, pimento tree, allspice tree - aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries

Translations

allspice [ˈɔːlspaɪs] N → pimienta f inglesa, pimienta f de Jamaica

allspice [ˈɔːlspaɪs] n → quatre-épices m inv
all-star [ˈɔːlstɑː^r] adj [cast, team] → de vedettes
all-terrain bike n → vélo m tout-terrain
all-terrain vehicle n → véhicule m tout-terrain
all-time [ˌɔːlˈtaɪm]

adj [record] → absolu(e), sans précédent
sb's all-time favourite → la référence absolue de qn
That film is my all-time favourite → Ce film est ma référence absolue.
an all-time great → un des grands
He's one of the all-time greats of British athletics → C'est l'un des grands de l'athlétisme britannique.
to be at an all-time high → être au plus haut
to be at an all-time low → être au plus bas

adv
her all-time favourite film → sa référence absolue en matière de film
BUT le film qu'elle préfère entre tous.
all told adv → en tout

allspice [ˈɔːlˌspaɪs] n → pepe m della Giamaica