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Pimenta
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Pimenta - allspice tree genus Pimentadicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationfamily Myrtaceae, Myrtaceae, myrtle family - trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oilbayberry, bay-rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, Pimenta acris, wild cinnamon - West Indian tree; source of bay rumallspice, Pimenta dioica, pimento tree, allspice tree - aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries |
Pimenta
Pimenta a genus of usually strongly aromatic trees of the family Myrtaceae. There are about 15 species, distributed in tropical America and the West Indies. Two species are cultivated. The allspice (P. dioica; formerly, P. officinalis) has long been cultivated on Jamaica and in a number of tropical countries. The rapidly dried, unripe fruits yield a product called allspice, or pimento. Allspice has the taste of pepper and the aroma of a mixture of nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon. It is used in cooking, in canned foods, and in medicine. The fruits of the bayberry (P. racemosa) are used in perfumery, medicine, and cooking. pimenta
pi·men·ta , pimento (pi-men'tă, -tō), The dried fruit of Pimenta officinalis (family Myrtaceae), a tree native to Jamaica and other parts of western hemisphere, used as a carminative and aromatic spice; pimenta oil comprises 3-4% of the dried fruit. [Sp. fr. L. pigmentum, paint (Mediev. L. spice)] Pimenta
Related to Pimenta: allspiceSynonyms for Pimentanoun allspice treeSynonymsRelated Words- dicot genus
- magnoliopsid genus
- family Myrtaceae
- Myrtaceae
- myrtle family
- bayberry
- bay-rum tree
- Jamaica bayberry
- Pimenta acris
- wild cinnamon
- allspice
- Pimenta dioica
- pimento tree
- allspice tree
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