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african nutmeg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
african nut-meg
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The seed of that tree, used as a spice.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Another tree from Western tropical Africa, Pycnanthus angolensis (syn. P. kombo) (Myristicaceae)

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

African nutmegs (plural)

Synonyms

calabash nutmeg boxboard cardboard false nutmeg

Questions

What does african nutmeg mean?
A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).

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