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Look up: nutmeg

  1. Nutmeg
    The oval, brown, wrinkly seed of the nutmeg tree. Used grated to spice a wide range of both sweet and savory dishes.
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  2. nutmeg
    [n] - East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed 2. [n] - hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Nutmeg
    Nut'meg noun [ Middle English notemuge ; note nut + Old French muge musk, of the same origin as English musk ; confer Old French noix muguette nutmeg, French noix muscade . See Nut , and Musk .]...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/42

  4. nutmeg
    <botany> The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics. ... This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of a pear, of a yellowish colour without and almost white within. This opens into two near...
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  5. nutmeg
    noun hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground
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  6. nutmeg
    nutmeg tree noun East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Nutmeg
    • (n.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics. • (n.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.
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  8. nutmeg
    spice consisting of the seed of the Myristica fragrans, a tropical, dioecious evergreen tree native to the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, of Indonesia. ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/64

  9. nutmeg
    nutmeg, name applied to members of the family Myristicaceae. The true nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is an evergreen tree native to the Moluccas but now cultivated elsewhere in the tropics and to a limited extent in S Florida. The fruit is the source of two spices of commercial value: whole or ground n...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08362

  10. Nutmeg
    Nutmeg is London Cockney rhyming slang for leg.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Nutmeg
    Nutmeg is London Cockney rhyming slang for leg.
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  12. Nutmeg
    Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is an evergreen tree with dark glossy leaves, native to the Molucca Islands. It is cultivated in the tropics for its seeds which is used in cooking as a spice, and for the large, branched crimson arils which constitute the spice mace.
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  13. nutmeg
    Type: Term Pronunciation: nŭt′meg Definitions: 1. The dried ripe seed of Myristica fragrans (family Myristicaceae), deprived of its seed coat and arillode; an aromatic stimulant, carminative, condiment, and source of volatile and expressed nutmeg oils; it is also sometimes consumed for it...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  14. nutmeg
    Kernel of the hard aromatic seed of the evergreen nutmeg tree, native to the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. Both the nutmeg and its secondary covering, known as mace, are used as spices in cookery. (Myristica fragrans, family Myristicaceae.)
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  15. Nutmeg
    (gouza or gouzt ettib or gouza belloutiya) Nutmeg should be used freshly grated. Nutmeg and cinnamon are usually an excellent combination in fruit salads, candied fruits, pastries and certain sweet tagines with spices. Nutmeg and mace used to be used in hypnotic and making medicines. Nutmeg is also a good general antiseptic.
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  16. Nutmeg
    The `nutmeg` tree is any of several species of trees in genus `Myristica`. The most important commercial species is `Myristica fragrans`, an evergreen tree indigenous to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas of Indonesia, or Spice Islands. The nutmeg tree is important for two spices derive...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg

  17. Nutmeg
    (moth) The `Nutmeg` (Anarta trifolii or Hadula trifolii), also known as the `Clover Cutworm`, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe although in the north of its range it is a summer migrant, not being able to survive the cold winters. This is a small t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg

  18. Nutmeg
    (football) A `nutmeg` (or `tunnel`) is a technique used in football or field hockey, in which a player plays the ball through an opponent`s legs. This can be whilst passing to another player, shooting or occasionally to carry on and retrieve it himself. Origin : The origins of the word are a ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg

  19. Nutmeg
    (band) `Nutmeg` is a band from Sweden. They formed in 2000 in Örnsköldsvik. In 2006 Johan Bergqvist joined the roster on guitar. The band has toured throughout Sweden over the years, including prestigious gigs at Emmaboda Festival, the Rookie Festival in Hultsfred and Trästocksfesti...
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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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