myristic
myristic · more myristic · most myristic
Pertaining to nutmegPertaining to nutmeg.
/mɪˈɹɪstɪk/
Meaning
1 senses(rare)Pertaining to nutmeg.
Origin
From Italian miristico, from Late Latin myristicus (“fragrant”); the form Myristica firstFrom Italian miristico, from Late Latin myristicus (“fragrant”); the form Myristica first used by Linnaeus as a genus name for the nutmeg tree. From Ancient Greek μυριστικός (muristikós, “fragrant”), from Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō, “to anoint”), from μύρον (múron, “unguent, perfume”). Compare myronic.
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Forms
more myristic, most myristic| Comparative | more myristic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most myristic Lesson |
regular
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form