NUTMEG

[nut.meg] n [ME notemigge, notemuge, ultim. fr. OProv noz muscada, fr. noz nut (fr. L nuc-, nux) + muscada, fem. of muscat musky--more at muscat] (15c): an aromatic seed that is used as a spice and is produced by an evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans of the family Myristicaceae, the nutmeg family) native to the Moluccas; also: a tree yielding nutmeg