The dried ripe seed of Myristica fragrans (family Myristicaceae), deprived of its seed coat and arillode; an aromatic stimulant, carminative, condiment, and source of volatile and expressed n. oils; it is consumed for its bizarre central nervous system effects. SEE ALSO: myristicin. SYN: myristica.
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nut·meg 'nət-.meg, -.māg n
1) an aromatic seed that is used as a spice and is produced by a tree of the genus Myristica (M. fragrans of the family Myristicaceae, the nutmeg family) native to the Moluccas called also myristica
2) a tree that produces nutmegs
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nut·meg (nutґmeg) 1. Myristica fragrans. 2. the seed of M. fragrans; see also under oil and poisoning.Medical dictionary. 2011.