NOUN | plant | Torreya californica, California nutmeg, nutmeg-yew | California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor |
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Meaning | California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor. | |
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Synonyms | California nutmeg, nutmeg-yew | |
Member of | Torreya, genus Torreya | nutmeg-yews |
Broader | yew | Any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves |
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