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(nut′meg) noun
1. The aromatic kernel of the fruit of various tropical trees (genus Myristica), especially of the nutmeg tree (M. fragrans) of the Molucca Islands.
2. The tree itself. [ME notemuge, partial trans. of OF nois mugue <nois nut + mugue musk <L muscus]
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