African nutmeg
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
African nutmeg (countable and uncountable, plural African nutmegs)
- A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).
- Synonym: calabash nutmeg
- The seed of that tree, used as a spice.
- Synonym: calabash nutmeg
- Another tree from Western tropical Africa, Pycnanthus angolensis (syn. P. kombo) (Myristicaceae)[1]
Translations[edit]
Monodora myristica
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Pycnanthus angolensis
References[edit]
- ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses[1], London: Oxford University Press, page 29
Further reading[edit]
- Monodora myristica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Monodora myristica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Monodora myristica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pycnanthus angolensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pycnanthus angolensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pycnanthus angolensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons