Definition of: spice

(spīs) noun
1. An aromatic, pungent vegetable substance, as cinnamon, cloves, etc., used to flavor food and beverages.
2. Such substances collectively.
3. That which gives zest or adds interest.
4. An aromatic odor; an agreeable perfume.
5. Obs. Sort; kind; species: the original meaning; also, a specimen.
—v.t. spiced, spic·ing To season with spice; hence, to add zest or piquancy to. [<OF espice <L species. Doublet of SPECIES.]
—spic′er noun