Cloves vs. Allspice: What's the Difference?

An evergreen tree (Syzygium aromaticum) native to the Moluccas and widely cultivated as a source of oil and for its aromatic dried flower buds.

An evergreen tree (Pimenta dioica) native to the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America, having opposite, simple leaves and white flowers clustered in cymes.

A flower bud of this plant, used whole or ground as a spice.

The dried, nearly ripe berries of this plant, used as a spice. In both senses also called pimento.

One of the small sections of a separable bulb, as that of garlic.

(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

Plural of clove

(countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.

The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush.

Aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries

Deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States

Ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves