nutmeg tree

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nutmeg tree - East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and maceMyristica fragrans, nutmegnutmeg - hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or groundgenus Myristica, Myristica - type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruitsspice tree - tree bearing aromatic bark or berries