genus Myristica

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1.genus Myristica - type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruitsMyristicamagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsfamily Myristicaceae, Myristicaceae, nutmeg family - family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seedsMyristica fragrans, nutmeg, nutmeg tree - East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace