nutmeg
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1. hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | spice, |
| definition | : | any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food (noun.food) |
| part meronym | : | myristica fragrans, nutmeg, nutmeg tree, |
| definition | : | East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace (noun.plant) |
| substance meronym | : | mace, |
| definition | : | spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed (noun.food) |
2. East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | spice tree, |
| definition | : | tree bearing aromatic bark or berries (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | nutmeg, |
| definition | : | hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground (noun.food) |
| member meronym | : | genus myristica, myristica, |
| definition | : | type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits (noun.plant) |
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