African nutmeg

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English

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African nutmeg (Monodora myristica)
A specimen of African nutmeg (Pycnanthus angolensis)

Noun

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African nutmeg (countable and uncountable, plural African nutmegs)

  1. A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).
    Synonym: calabash nutmeg
  2. The seed of that tree, used as a spice.
    Synonym: calabash nutmeg
  3. Another tree from Western tropical Africa, Pycnanthus angolensis (syn. P. kombo) (Myristicaceae)[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎[1], London: Oxford University Press, page 29

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