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PIMENTA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Allspice tree

Synonyms:

genus Pimenta; Pimenta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Pimenta" is a kind of...):

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "Pimenta"):

bay-rum tree; bayberry; Jamaica bayberry; Pimenta acris; wild cinnamon (West Indian tree; source of bay rum)

allspice; allspice tree; Pimenta dioica; pimento tree (aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries)

Holonyms ("Pimenta" is a member of...):

family Myrtaceae; Myrtaceae; myrtle family (trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil)

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