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