n 1  cap  :  a large genus of tropical trees (family Myristicaceae) which produce fleshy fruits and which include the nutmeg (M. fragrans)  2  :  NUTMEG 1 .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  me·ris·tic 
 
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