African nutmeg
African nutmeg · African nutmegs
A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristicaA tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).
(countable, uncountable)The seed of that tree, used as a spice.
(countable, uncountable)Another tree from Western tropical Africa, Pycnanthus angolensis (syn. P. kombo) (Myristicaceae)
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: African nutmegs| Singular | African nutmeg |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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