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| nut·meg [ nút mèg ] (plural nut·megs) |
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1. cooking spice: an aromatic spice made by grinding or grating the large hard seed of a tropical tree
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2. trees tropical evergreen tree: an evergreen tree widely grown in tropical regions for its seeds, which yield nutmeg and mace. Native to: eastern India. Latin name Myristica fragrans.
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3. colors light brown: a light grayish brown color
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| [13th century. Probably < medieval Latin nux muscata "nut smelling like musk" < nux "nut" + late Latin muscus (see musk)] |
