HyperDic: genus_myristica

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Myristica:
NOUNplantgenus Myristica, Myristicatype genus of Myristicaceae
English > genus Myristica: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits.
SynonymMyristica
Member ofMyristicaceae, family Myristicaceae, nutmeg familyfamily of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
Membersnutmeg, nutmeg tree, Myristica fragransEast Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed
Broadermagnoliid dicot genusgenus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
Spanishgenus myristica, myristica
Catalangenus myristica, myristica

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