| NOUN | plant | nutmeg, nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans | East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed |
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| food | nutmeg | hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice / spice when grated or ground |
| Sounds | nah'tmeh.g | |
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| Rhymes | beg ... segue: 11 rhymes with ehg... | |
| Meaning | East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices / spices: nutmeg and mace. | |
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| Synonyms | nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans | |
| Member of | Myristica, genus Myristica | type genus of Myristicaceae |
| Parts | nutmeg | Hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice / spice when grated or ground |
| Broader | spice tree | Tree bearing aromatic bark or berries |
| Spanish | Myristica fragrans | |
| Catalan | nou moscada | |
| Meaning | Hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice / spice when grated or ground. | |
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| Part of | nutmeg, nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans | East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed |
| Broader | spice | Any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food |
| Substance of | mace | spice / spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed |
| Spanish | nuez moscada, nuez muescada | |
| Catalan | nou moscada | |
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