Difference between revisions of "Allspice"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_85122" /> == | |||
<p> (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. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_67424" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_67424" /> == | ||
<p> The berry of the pimento, or | <p> The berry of the pimento, or Jamaica pepper. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_85122"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/allspice Allspice from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_67424"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/allspice Allspice from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_67424"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/allspice Allspice from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:36, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(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.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The berry of the pimento, or Jamaica pepper.
