California nutmeg

California nutmeg

n. An evergreen tree (Torreya californica) native to California, having yewlike linear leaves and solitary drupelike seeds surrounded by a green, purple-streaked, fleshy aril.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.California nutmeg - California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavornutmeg-yew, Torreya californicagenus Torreya, Torreya - nutmeg-yewsyew - any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves