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[Mod. Latin; named after Prince Eugene of Savoy, a great patron of botany and horticulture.] Bot.: A genus of Myrtacere, tribe Myrtese, containing the berried species of the order. Calyx with a rounded tube, in four divisions; petals four, inserted in the calyx; stamens many; ovary two to three-celled, each with several ovules; seeds one or two, large. About 200 species are known; they are from the tropics, especially those of America, Eugenia jambos , malaccensis , ., produce what are 1708 called in the East Rose Apples. The fruits of E. caul i flora , E. dysenteric a , michel i i , and bras i liens is , the dried fruits of E. acris and E. pimento are made into the pepper called Allspice or Pimento. The leaves of E. depauperata and E. variabilis are usel in Brazil as astringents, and the berries of E. caryophyllus as carminatives.