of P. pimeloma (pim-el-o'mah)

A fatty tumor. [Gr., pimele, fat, + oma, a tumor.] pimelorrhea (pim"el-o-re'ah). Fatty diarrhea. [Gr., pimele, fat, + roia, flow.] pimelosis name for (pim-el-o's is). adiposis. [Gr.,A pimele, more correct fat] pimeluria (pim-el-u're-ah). Fatty urine. [Gr., pimele, fat, + our on, urine.] Piment a (pim-en'tah). 1. A genus of very fragrant myrtaceous trees of tropical America. 2. Allspice; the dried, nearly ripe aromatic fruit of P. officinal is [U. S. Ph.]. aqua pimentae. A preparation made by distilling allspice with water. oleum pimentae. A volatile oil distilled from the fruit of P. officinal is. It has e entially the same composition as oil of cloves, but differs in flavor. It is used as an aromatic stimulant [U. S. Ph.]. P. acris. Wild cinnamon, the wild clove of the West Indies. Its fruit yields an oil (oil of bayberry), which consists of eugenol and a hydrocarbon. The leaves are used as a spice and medicine in the West Indies. P. aromatic a, P. communis, P. officinal is, P. vulgar is. An evergreen tree indigenous to the West Indies, Mexico, and South America, and cultivated especially in Jamaica for its fruits, which are the allspice of commerce (see P., 2d de£.). The bark is mildly aromatic and astringent. The leaves are aromatic and astringent and are used as a spice. [Span., pimento, allspice, from Lat., pimentum, spice.]