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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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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