Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - nutmeg
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Nutmeg
nutmeg
noun Etymology: Middle English notemigge, notemuge, ultimately from Old Occitan noz muscada, from noz nut (from Latin nuc-, nux) + muscada, feminine of muscat musky — more at muscat Date: 15th century 1. an aromatic seed produced by an evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans of the family Myristicaceae, the ~ family) native to the Moluccas; also the ground seed used as a spice — compare mace 2 2. a tree yielding ~
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n. 1 an evergreen E. Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, yielding a hard aromatic spheroidal seed. 2 the seed of this used as a spice and in medicine. Phrases and idioms nutmeg-apple the fruit of this tree, yielding mace and nutmeg. Etymology: ME: partial transl. of OF nois mug(u)ede ult. f. L nux nut + LL muscus MUSK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1) мускатный орех (Myristica fragrans) 2) бот. торрея (Torreya) – false nutmeg – wild nutmeg ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
3.
1. бот. мускатный орех (Myristica fragrans) nutmeg melon —- бот. мускатная дыня (Cucumis melo) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
Nutmeg is a spice made from the seed of a tree that grows in hot countries. Nutmeg is usually used to flavour sweet food. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ n 1 a brown powder used as a spice1 (1) to give a particular taste to food 2 the seed of a tropical tree from which this powder is made ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- 13c., from O.N.Fr. or Anglo-Fr. *noiz mugue, from O.Fr. nois muguete, unexplained alt. of nois muscade "nut smelling like musk," from nois "nut," from L. nux. Probably influenced in Eng. by M.L. nux maga. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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