nutmegs in English
noun
1
the hard, aromatic, almost spherical seed of a tropical tree.
Underneath that is a beautiful red, lacy layer of aril - also called mace blades - that cling to the thin, hard shell surrounding the nutmeg .
2
the evergreen tree that bears nutmeg seeds, native to the Moluccas.
We emerged into the country to find ourselves amid an open expanse of coconut palms, interspersed with the odd clove and nutmeg tree, banana palm and cinnamon bush.
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