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CALIFORNIA NUTMEG
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor
Synonyms:
California nutmeg; nutmeg-yew; Torreya californica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("California nutmeg" is a kind of...):
yew (any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves)
Holonyms ("California nutmeg" is a member of...):
genus Torreya; Torreya (nutmeg-yews)
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