GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Pimento (?), n. [Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg. pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment, the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See Pigment.]
1. (Bot.) Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice.
[1913 Webster]
2. same as pimiento.
[PJC]
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Pimiento (?), n. [Sp.] The Spanish sweet pepper, the fruit of which is used as a vegetable, to stuff olives, etc.; also the fruit itself. Also called pimento.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]