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California nutmeg   /kˌæləfˈɔrnjə nˈətmˌɛg/   Listen
California nutmeg

noun
1.
California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor.  Synonyms: nutmeg-yew, Torreya californica.





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"California nutmeg" Quotes from Famous Books



... a branch of the incense cedar (Libocedrus decurrens), or of the California nutmeg (Tumion Californicum [Torreya]), made flat on the outer side, and rounded smooth on the inner or concave side when the bow is strung for use. The flat, outer side was covered with sinew, usually that from the leg of a deer, steeped in hot ...
— Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity - Their History, Customs and Traditions • Galen Clark


Words linked to "California nutmeg" :   genus Torreya, yew, Torreya californica, Torreya


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