spice tree

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spice tree - tree bearing aromatic bark or berries Myristica fragrans, nutmeg, nutmeg tree - East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace allspice, Pimenta dioica, pimento tree, allspice tree - aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries allspice tree, Pimenta officinalis - tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries clove tree, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum, clove - moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
	2.	spice tree - Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, Umbellularia californica, mountain laurel laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family genus Umbellularia, Umbellularia - aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast

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