NUTMEG


Meaning of NUTMEG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnət-ˌmeg, -ˌmāg ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English notemigge, notemuge, ultimately from Old Occitan noz muscada, from noz nut (from Latin nuc-, nux ) + muscada, feminine of muscat musky — more at muscat

Date: 15th century

1. : an aromatic seed produced by an evergreen tree ( Myristica fragrans of the family Myristicaceae, the nutmeg family) native to the Moluccas ; also : the ground seed used as a spice — compare mace 2

2. : a tree yielding nutmeg

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