Definition of Nutmig
Nut"meg (?), n. [OE. notemuge;
note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E.
musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix
muscade. See Nut, and Musk.] (Bot.) The
kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a
native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the
tropics.
&fist; This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of a
pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white within. This
opens into two nearly equal longitudinal valves, inclosing the nut
surrounded by its aril, which is mace The nutmeg is an
aromatic, very grateful to the taste and smell, and much used in
cookery. Other species of Myristica yield nutmegs of inferior
quality.
American, Calabash, or
Jamaica, nutmeg, the fruit of
a tropical shrub (Monodora Myristica). It is about the size of
an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds imbedded in pulp. --
Brazilian nutmeg, the fruit of a lauraceous
tree, Cryptocarya moschata. -- California
nutmeg, tree of the Yew family (Torreya
Californica), growing in the Western United States, and having a
seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but is strongly
impregnated with turpentine. -- Clove nutmeg,
the Ravensara aromatica, a laura ceous tree of Madagascar.
The foliage is used as a spice, but the seed is acrid and
caustic. -- Jamaica nutmeg. See American
nutmeg (above). -- Nutmeg bird
(Zoöl.), an Indian finch (Munia
punctularia). -- Nutmeg butter, a
solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by expression. --
Nutmeg flower (Bot.), a ranunculaceous
herb (Nigella sativa) with small black aromatic seeds, which
are used medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and
clothing. -- Nutmeg liver (Med.), a
name applied to the liver, when, as the result of heart or lung
disease, it undergoes congestion and pigmentation about the central
veins of its lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a
nutmeg. -- Nutmeg melon (Bot.), a
small variety of muskmelon of a rich flavor. -- Nutmeg
pigeon (Zoöl.), any one of several species
of pigeons of the genus Myristicivora, native of the East
Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or cream-white,
with black on the wings and tail. -- Nutmeg
wood (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm.
-- Peruvian nutmeg, the aromatic seed of a
South American tree (Laurelia sempervirens). --
Plume nutmeg (Bot.), a spicy tree of
Australia (Atherosperma moschata).
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an evergreen tree, Myristica fragrans, cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds
- the aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice
- a grey-brown colour
- to flavour something with nutmeg
- (association football) to play the ball between the legs of an opponent
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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