African nutmeg
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_in_the_Dja_Faunal_Reserve.jpg.webp) African nutmeg (Monodora myristica) |
_Warb._(GH0209).jpg.webp) A specimen of African nutmeg (Pycnanthus angolensis) |
Noun
African nutmeg (countable and uncountable, plural African nutmegs)
- A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).
- Synonym: calabash nutmeg
- The seed of that tree, used as a spice.
- Synonym: calabash nutmeg
- Another tree from Western tropical Africa, Pycnanthus angolensis (syn. P. kombo) (Myristicaceae)[1]
Translations
Monodora myristica
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References
- Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses, London: Oxford University Press, page 29
Further reading
Monodora myristica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Monodora myristica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Monodora myristica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Pycnanthus angolensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pycnanthus angolensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pycnanthus angolensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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