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English noun: nutmeg | |||
| 1. | nutmeg (plant) East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace | ||
| Synonyms | Myristica fragrans, nutmeg tree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spice tree | ||
| Part holonym | nutmeg | ||
| Member meronym | genus Myristica, Myristica | ||
| 2. | nutmeg (food) hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spice | ||
| Part meronym | Myristica fragrans, nutmeg, nutmeg tree | ||
| Substance meronym | mace | ||
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