Allspice
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Pimenta dioica {{{latin_name}}}
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Allspice, Jamaica pepper, Myrtle pepper, pimento
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Allspice. The dry berry of the Pimento (Pimenta officinalis, Lindl.), an evergreen tree of the Myrtaceae. The tree grows in the West Indies. Jamaica yields much of the product. The fresh berry is about the size of a pea. It is borne in clusters. The word allspice is also applied to various plants with aromatic fragrance, as Calycanthus. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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