Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
pimento . - noun A genus of fragrant trees of the myrtle family, order Myrtaceæ and tribe Myrteæ, characterized by the circular or spirally twisted embryo, and from one to six ovules pendulous from the summit of each of the two cells of the ovary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) Same as
pimento .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun allspice tree
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Examples
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A prefeitura havia feito um contrato com Pimenta para que ele usasse a casa dos fundos da escola em troca de manutenção do local.
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The town hall had set up a contract with Pimenta for him to use the house behind the Municipal School in exchange for carrying out the maintenance of the place.
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Brazil: Lawyer Rui Pimenta says his client, Flamengo keeper Bruno Fernandes, is "in good shape for a comeback" despite 19 months on remand charged with murdering his ex-lover, which he denies.
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José Mendes Pimenta Costa, Portugal, at 13: 53 91.
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Police say Eliza Samudio was strangled, dismembered and fed to dogs; Pimenta says Bruno's release on parole is "99% certain" ahead of the trial in March.
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The allspice tree, Pimenta dioica family Myrtaceae, an aromatic tree native to the Caribbean, southern Mexico, and Central America that has large leathery leaves and brown berries.
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The town hall had set up a contract with Pimenta for him to use the house behind the Municipal School in exchange for carrying out the maintenance of the place.
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According to Lehnhoff Temme (1990), local people use forests species such as chicle Marilkara achrag, pepper Pimenta dioica, cedar, mahogany Swietenia humilis and 'ramon' Brosimum alicastrum and the use of leaves and flowers from Chamaedorea and Araceae spp. are used for ornamental purposes.
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Allspice is the dried, unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree in the myrtle family.
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Allspice is the dried, unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree in the myrtle family.
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