Pimenta (Noun)
Meaning
Allspice tree.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The fragrance of ground pimenta is used in many cosmetic products to impart a warm and slightly sweet scent.
- The pimenta fruit is used as a spice, in part because the pulp of the fruit and the whole dried and unripe fruit is used as a spice in many dishes.
- Pimenta dioica, also known as allspice, was used medicinally in the 18th century to treat indigestion and gas.
- The pimenta tree is native to the Caribbean and tropical regions where it grows abundantly in the wild as an evergreen shrub.
- Birds are attracted to the small white or greenish-white pimenta flowers on the plant.