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PIMENTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Allspice tree
Synonyms:
genus Pimenta; Pimenta
Classified under:
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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