English words for 'African nutmeg'
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noun
noun
- spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
- A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
- an official who carries a mace of office
- a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
- A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- A heavy fighting club.
- Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
- An old weight of 57.98 grains, approximately 3.8 grams.
- An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
- A knobbed mallet used by curriers to make leather supple when dressing it.
- A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
- An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
verb
noun
- Prunus africana
- Astronium spp.
- Gordonia haematoxylon
- Heritiera spp.
- Terminalia canescens
- Cordia subcordata
- Combretum imberbe
- Sideroxylon spp.
- Myracrodruon urundeuva
- Dialium guianense
- Schleichera oleosa
- Cyrilla racemiflora
- Sloania spp.
- Jacquinia keyensis
- Carpinus caroliniana
- Foresteria pubescens
- Casuarina cristata
- Afzelia africana
- Chionanthus caymanensis
- Gymnostoma sumatranum
- Aegiphilia martinicensis
- Paubrasilia echinata
- (Australia) Acacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys.
- Metrosideros spp.
- Backhousia myrtifolia
- Thouina striata
- Schinopsis spp.
- Cliftonia monophylla
- Swartzia spp.
- Exothea paniculata
- Vachellia farnesiana
- Colubrina elliptica
- Senegalia muricata
- exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
- medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
- a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
- handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties
noun
- (countable) A whole nutmeg seed.
- hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground
- East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
- (soccer, field hockey or ice hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.
- A grey-brown colour.
- A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere.
- An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
- (uncountable) The powdered seed, ready for use.
verb
noun
- West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
- tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
- Aframomum melegueta (grains of paradise) from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- Piper guineense (West African pepper) from the pepper family (Piperaceae).
- Xylopia aethiopica (grains of Selim) from the custard apple family (Annonaceae).
noun
- West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
- (uncommon) Aframomum melegueta itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.
- The seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.
noun
- The souari nut.
- (informal outside South Africa) Butternut squash.
- A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
- The nut of this walnut tree.
- A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
- The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
- oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
- North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
noun
noun
- fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla
- tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
- A black wrinkled seed of a neotropical legume tree of species Dipteryx odorata, used as a perfume and vanilla substitute due to its high coumarin content.
noun
- an African melon
- large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
- (colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
- The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black seeds.
- A project that is presented as on schedule when it actually has parts that are falling behind.
- (derogatory, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings, an ecosocialist.
- A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).
- A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
noun
noun
noun
noun
- small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
- crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
- a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
- small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
- (derogatory, intended sexually) A woman or a woman's genitalia (as the fruit's appearance resembles an "open-arse").
- Japanese medlar or loquat (Eriobotrya japonica: family Rosaceae).
- Mespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica).
- Especially that of Crataegus sect. Mespilus, not eaten until it has begun to decay, or more specifically, to blet.
- Stern's medlar (Crataegus × canescens: family Rosaceae).
- Spanish medlar or bulletwood (Mimusops elengi: family Sapotaceae).
- Mediterranean medlar or azarole (Crataegus azarolus: family Rosaceae).
- Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.
- The fruit of such trees, similar to small apples:
- African medlar (Vangueria infausta: family Rubiaceae).
- Wolfberry, goji, red medlar (Lycium spp.).
noun
- ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
- deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
- aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
- (countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
- (uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
noun
noun
- (Nigeria) Fried plantain.
- A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- (golf) A hole in one.
- (figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
- extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
- someone whose style is out of fashion
noun
- Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
- a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper
- The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut.
- Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:
- An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper.
- A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.
noun
noun
- spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
- A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
- an official who carries a mace of office
- a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
- A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- A heavy fighting club.
- Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
- An old weight of 57.98 grains, approximately 3.8 grams.
- An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
- A knobbed mallet used by curriers to make leather supple when dressing it.
- A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
- An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
verb
noun
- Prunus africana
- Astronium spp.
- Gordonia haematoxylon
- Heritiera spp.
- Terminalia canescens
- Cordia subcordata
- Combretum imberbe
- Sideroxylon spp.
- Myracrodruon urundeuva
- Dialium guianense
- Schleichera oleosa
- Cyrilla racemiflora
- Sloania spp.
- Jacquinia keyensis
- Carpinus caroliniana
- Foresteria pubescens
- Casuarina cristata
- Afzelia africana
- Chionanthus caymanensis
- Gymnostoma sumatranum
- Aegiphilia martinicensis
- Paubrasilia echinata
- (Australia) Acacia esthrophiolata, Acacia excelsa, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia stenophylla, or Erythrophleum chlorostachys.
- Metrosideros spp.
- Backhousia myrtifolia
- Thouina striata
- Schinopsis spp.
- Cliftonia monophylla
- Swartzia spp.
- Exothea paniculata
- Vachellia farnesiana
- Colubrina elliptica
- Senegalia muricata
- exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees
- medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
- a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
- handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties
noun
- (countable) A whole nutmeg seed.
- hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground
- East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
- (soccer, field hockey or ice hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.
- A grey-brown colour.
- A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere.
- An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
- (uncountable) The powdered seed, ready for use.
verb
noun
- West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
- tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
- Aframomum melegueta (grains of paradise) from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- Piper guineense (West African pepper) from the pepper family (Piperaceae).
- Xylopia aethiopica (grains of Selim) from the custard apple family (Annonaceae).
noun
- West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
- (uncommon) Aframomum melegueta itself, a herbaceous perennial plant native to the swamps of the West African coast.
- The seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.
noun
- The souari nut.
- (informal outside South Africa) Butternut squash.
- A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
- The nut of this walnut tree.
- A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
- The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
- oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
- North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
noun
noun
- fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla
- tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
- A black wrinkled seed of a neotropical legume tree of species Dipteryx odorata, used as a perfume and vanilla substitute due to its high coumarin content.
noun
- an African melon
- large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
- (colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
- The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black seeds.
- A project that is presented as on schedule when it actually has parts that are falling behind.
- (derogatory, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings, an ecosocialist.
- A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).
- A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
noun
noun
noun
noun
- small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
- crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
- a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
- small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
- (derogatory, intended sexually) A woman or a woman's genitalia (as the fruit's appearance resembles an "open-arse").
- Japanese medlar or loquat (Eriobotrya japonica: family Rosaceae).
- Mespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica).
- Especially that of Crataegus sect. Mespilus, not eaten until it has begun to decay, or more specifically, to blet.
- Stern's medlar (Crataegus × canescens: family Rosaceae).
- Spanish medlar or bulletwood (Mimusops elengi: family Sapotaceae).
- Mediterranean medlar or azarole (Crataegus azarolus: family Rosaceae).
- Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.
- The fruit of such trees, similar to small apples:
- African medlar (Vangueria infausta: family Rubiaceae).
- Wolfberry, goji, red medlar (Lycium spp.).
noun
- ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
- deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
- aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
- (countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
- (uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
noun
noun
- (Nigeria) Fried plantain.
- A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- (golf) A hole in one.
- (figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
- extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
- someone whose style is out of fashion
noun
- Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
- a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper
- The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut.
- Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:
- An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper.
- A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.
noun
- (countable) A whole nutmeg seed.
- hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground
- East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
- (soccer, field hockey or ice hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.
- A grey-brown colour.
- A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere.
- An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
- (uncountable) The powdered seed, ready for use.
verb
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