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.