Myristica

noun

type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits

• Syn: ↑genus Myristica

• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Myristicaceae, ↑family Myristicaceae, ↑nutmeg family

• Member Meronyms: ↑nutmeg, ↑nutmeg tree, ↑Myristica fragrans

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\\-stə̇kə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek myristikē, feminine of myristikos fragrant, from Greek myron unguent, perfume + -istikos -istic — more at smear

: a large genus of tropical trees (the type of a family Myristicaceae) with entire leaves and small white or yellow flowers succeeded by fleshy fruits — see nutmeg

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Myristica /mī-risˈti-kə or mir-isˈ/

noun

The nutmeg genus of plants, giving name to the family Myristicāˈceae

ORIGIN: Gr mȳrizein to anoint

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myrisˈtic adjective

myristicivorous /-is-ti-sivˈə-rəs/ adjective

Feeding upon nutmegs

myristic acid noun

A fatty acid (C₁₃H₂₇COOH) obtained from nutmegs