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单词 nutmeg tree
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nutmeg tree
nutmeg tree n. a tree that produces nutmeg or resembles the nutmeg (see senses A. 1a and A. 1b); spec. the tree Myristica fragrans.
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1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. xi. f. 260v The Nutmeg tree groweth in the Ile of Bada, and differeth not much from the Peach tree.
1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 127 These Isles are so stock'd with Nutmeg-Trees, that it is almost incredible.
1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 633 The Nutmeg tree..bears pear-shaped fruits, commonly about the size of an ordinary peach.
1983 J. Famularo & L. Imperiale Joy of Pasta i. 6 The hard, dark aromatic kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree is encased in a lacy covering..known as mace.
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