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单词 nutmeg
释义 nutmeg
 —nutmegged,  adj.  
 /nut"meg/,  n.  
  1. the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice.
  2. the similar product of certain other trees of the same genus or other genera.
  3. a tree bearing such seeds.
 [1300-50; ME notemug(g)e, perh. back formation from *notemugede (-ede being taken as -ED3), equiv. to note NUT + mugede < OF < LL muscata musky; see MUSK, -ATE1]
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