nutmegg

Noun

nutmeg (countable and uncountable, plural nutmegs)

1. An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
2. (uncountable) The powdered seed, ready for use.
3. (countable) A whole nutmeg seed.
4. A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere.
5. A grey-brown colour.
6. (field hockey or ice hockey) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.
   • The same applied to Loftus-Cheek, who grew into the game after a quiet start and even had the impudence to slip the ball through Marcel Halstenberg’s legs in the first half. Nutmegs aside, Loftus-Cheek also came up with one of England’s best passes of the night, sending Jamie Vardy through the...2017 November 10, Daniel Taylor, “Youthful England earn draw with Germany but Lingard rues late miss”, in The Guardian (London)

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