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African nutmegs

African nutmegs is the plural of African nutmeg.

Meaning of African nutmeg

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)

Questions about African nutmegs

What is African nutmegs the plural of?
African nutmegs is the plural of African nutmeg.

Words near African nutmegs in the dictionary

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

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