plume nutmeg
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]plume nutmeg (plural plume nutmegs)
- An aromatic Australian tree (Atherosperma moschatum), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
- Synonyms: southern sassafras, blackheart sassafras
References
[edit]- “plume”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.