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nut·meg

n 1  :  an aromatic seed that is used as a spice and is produced by a tree of the genus Myristica (M. fragrans of the family Myristicaceae, the nutmeg family) native to the Moluccas - called also myristica   2  :  a tree that produces nutmegs .
 
   

 
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