Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nutmeg yew

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: nut-meg yew
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Certain of the trees and shrubs in the genus Torreya, which are related to yew, but have fruits with large seeds that resemble nutmegs.

Inflected Forms

nutmeg yews (plural)

Phrases

Torreya grandis Torreya nucifera

Questions

What does nutmeg yew mean?: Certain of the trees and shrubs in the genus Torreya, which are related to yew, but have fruits with large seeds that resemble nutmegs.

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