GENUS MYRISTICA
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Myristica mean? • GENUS MYRISTICA (noun)
The noun GENUS MYRISTICA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits
Familiarity information: GENUS MYRISTICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS MYRISTICA (noun)
Meaning:
Type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Myristica; Myristica
Hypernyms ("genus Myristica" is a kind of...):
magnoliid dicot genus (genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)
Meronyms (members of "genus Myristica"):
Myristica fragrans; nutmeg; nutmeg tree (East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace)
Holonyms ("genus Myristica" is a member of...):
family Myristicaceae; Myristicaceae; nutmeg family (family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds)
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