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African nutmeg

African nutmeg noun: a tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).

african nutmeg: a tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae)
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Noun

African nutmeg (countable and uncountable, plural African nutmegs)

  1. A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).
    Synonyms:
    calabash nutmeg
  2. The seed of that tree, used as a spice.
    Synonyms:
    calabash nutmeg
  3. Another tree from Western tropical Africa, Pycnanthus angolensis (syn. P. kombo) (Myristicaceae)

Synonyms of African nutmeg

Forms of African nutmeg

pluralAfrican nutmegs

Questions about African nutmeg

What does African nutmeg mean?
African nutmeg means a tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).
What part of speech is African nutmeg?
African nutmeg is a noun.
What is the plural of African nutmeg?
The plural of African nutmeg is African nutmegs.

Words near African nutmeg in the dictionary

  1. African mole cricket
  2. African mole crickets
  3. African myrrh
  4. African net sponge
  5. African net sponges
  6. African nutmeg
  7. African nutmegs
  8. African oak
  9. African openbill
  10. African openbills
  11. African painted frog

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