Pī-mĕn'to, n.

n. [Sp. pimiento, pimienta, Pg. pimento, pimenta, It. pimento, Pr. pimenta, Fr. piment, from Lat. pigmentum, a paint, pigment, the juice of plants, and, hence, something spicy and aromatic. See PIGMENT.] (Bot.) (a.) The fruit of a tree of the genus Eugenia, having an aromatic flavor, and highly valued as a spice; allspice; Jamaica pepper. (b.) The tree which produces allspice, growing in South America, the West Indies, and in great abundance in Jamaica; Eugenia pimenta.