Definition of Pimento

1. Noun. Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers.


2. Noun. Fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked.
Exact synonyms: Pimiento
Generic synonyms: Sweet Pepper
Substance meronyms: Paprika

Definition of Pimento

1. n. Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice.

Definition of Pimento

1. pimiento [n -TOS] - See also: pimiento

Medical Definition of Pimento

1. Allspice; applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice. Origin: Sp. Pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg. Pimenta, F. Piment; all fr. L. Pigmentum a paint, pigment, the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See Pigment. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pimento

pimas
pimelic
pimelic acid
pimelic acids
pimelite
pimelo-
pimelorrhoea
pimelorthopnea
piment
pimenta
Pimenta
Pimenta acris
Pimenta dioica
Pimenta officinalis
pimento (current term)
pimento (current term)
pimentos
pimento butter
pimento tree
piments
pimiento
pimientos
pimlico
Pimlico
pimozide
pimozide
pimp
pimped
pimpernel
pimpernel

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