plume nutmeg

English

Noun

plume nutmeg (plural plume nutmegs)

An aromatic Australian tree (Atherosperma moschatum), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
Synonyms: southern sassafras, blackheart sassafras

References

“plume”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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