Allspice

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 177

Allspice, a name frequently given to the kind of spice called Pimento (q.v.) or Jamaica pepper, the fruit of Eugenia pimenta and E. acris. The name originated in its being supposed to combine the flavour of different spices, particularly cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.

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