English Explanatory Dictionary

Japanese nutmeg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese conifer related to yew, Torreya nucifera.

Word forms

Japanese nutmeg Japanese nutmegs

Etymology

The fruit has a single, large seed that was thought to resemble a nutmeg

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