noun
family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
• Syn: ↑Myristicaceae, ↑family Myristicaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ranunculales, ↑order Ranunculales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Myristica, ↑genus Myristica
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.