Definition of Pimenta dioica

1. Noun. Aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries.

Exact synonyms: Allspice, Allspice Tree, Pimento Tree
Terms within: Allspice
Group relationships: Genus Pimenta, Pimenta
Generic synonyms: Spice Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pimenta Dioica

Pilosella
Pilosella aurantiaca
Pilosella officinarum
Pilsen
Pilsener
Pilsner
Piltdown hoax
Piltdown man
Piltz
Piltz sign
Pilularia
Pilularia globulifera
Pima
Pimbwe
Pimenta acris
Pimenta dioica (current term)
Pimenta officinalis
Pimentón de La Vera
Pimlico
Pimpinella
Pimpinella anisum
Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pinaceae
Pinard
Pinard's manoeuvre
Pinatubo
Pinay
Pinays
Pinchas Zukerman
Pinckneya

Literary usage of Pimenta dioica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Current Issues in Non-timber Forest Products Research: Proceedings of the by Manuel Ruiz Pérez, J. E. M. Arnold (1996)
"For example, the density and location of allspice trees (Pimenta dioica) in the Guatemala Peten suggest that this species has been managed since Mayan times ..."

2. Riches of the Forest: Fruits, Remedies and Handicrafts in Latin America by Citlalli López Binnqüist, Patricia Shanley, Alfredo Celso Fantini (2004)
"... grow naturally and not weeded out) on agricultural land allspice (Pimenta dioica) amate paper trees (Trema micrantha) babassu (Orbignya phalerata) xa'an ..."

3. The Chrysokamino Metallurgy Workshop and Its Territory by Philip P. Betancourt (2006)
"... undecane and dodecane, are common to Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice root), Pimenta dioica (allspice, a native only of central America and the West Indies) ..."

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