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CALIFORNIA NUTMEG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does California nutmeg mean?
• CALIFORNIA NUTMEG (noun)
The noun CALIFORNIA NUTMEG has 1 sense:
1. California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor
Familiarity information: CALIFORNIA NUTMEG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
California nutmeg; nutmeg-yew; Torreya californica
Hypernyms ("California nutmeg" is a kind of...):
yew (any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves)
Holonyms ("California nutmeg" is a member of...):
genus Torreya; Torreya (nutmeg-yews)
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