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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 All·spice 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Carolina allspice
      n : hardy shrub of southeastern United States having
          clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: strawberry
           shrub, strawberry bush, sweet shrub, Calycanthus
           floridus]