calabash nutmeg

noun

A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica.

Meanings

nouncalabash nutmeg (usually uncountable, plural calabash nutmegs)

plural calabash nutmegs

  1. uncountableusuallyA tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica.
  2. uncountableusuallyThe seed of that tree, used as a spice.

    Synonyms: African nutmeg

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe seed of that tree, used as a spice.

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