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allspice
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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.allspiceallspice - aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
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.allspiceallspice - 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] Npimienta f inglesa, pimienta f de Jamaica
allspice [ˈɔːlspaɪs] nquatre-épices m inv
all-star [ˈɔːlstɑːr] adj [cast, team] → de vedettes
all-terrain bike nvélo m tout-terrain
all-terrain vehicle nvéhicule 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 adven tout
allspice [ˈɔːlˌspaɪs] npepe m della Giamaica


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