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NUTMEG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("nutmeg" is a kind of...):
spice (any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food)
Holonyms ("nutmeg" is a part of...):
Myristica fragrans; nutmeg; nutmeg tree (East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace)
Holonyms ("nutmeg" is a substance of...):
mace (spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
Synonyms:
Myristica fragrans; nutmeg; nutmeg tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nutmeg" is a kind of...):
spice tree (tree bearing aromatic bark or berries)
Meronyms (parts of "nutmeg"):
nutmeg (hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground)
Holonyms ("nutmeg" is a member of...):
genus Myristica; Myristica (type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits)
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