nutmeg

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  1. noun An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) native to the East Indies and cultivated for its spicy seeds.
  2. noun The hard, aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice when grated or ground.
  3. noun A grayish to moderate brown.

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  1. Middle English notemuge, probably ultimately from Old French nois mugede, alteration of nois muscade, nut smelling like musk, from Old Provençal notz muscada : notz, nut (from Latin nux, nuc-, nut) + muscada, smelling like musk (from musc, musk, from Late Latin muscus; see musk).

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  1. Early modern English also nutmig; from Middle English nutmegge, *nutmigge, nutmuge, notemuge, nutmeg, from nut, nut, + muge, from Old French muge, musk (for *musge?), from Latin muscus, musk: see musk. Cf. Old French muguette, nutmeg; noix muscade = Spanish nuez moscada = Italian noce moscada, from Middle Latin nux muscata, nutmeg, literally ‘musked (scented) nut’; Dutch muskaatnoot, German muskatnuss, Swedish muskottnöt, Danish muskatnöd: see muscat.
 

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