myristica

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1. type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	magnoliid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	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)

member meronym	:	family myristicaceae, myristicaceae, nutmeg family,
definition	:	family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds (noun.plant)