单词 | nutmeg |
释义 | nutmeg —nutmegged, adj. /nut"meg/, n. 1. the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice. 2. the similar product of certain other trees of the same genus or other genera. 3. a tree bearing such seeds. [1300-50; ME notemug(g)e, perh. back formation from *notemugede (-ede being taken as -ED3), equiv. to note NUT + mugede < OF < LL muscata musky; see MUSK, -ATE1] |
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