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nutmeg Definition

nut·meg (nutmeg′)

noun

  1. the hard, aromatic seed of an East Indian tree (Myristica fragrans) of the nutmeg family: it is grated and used as a spice, and its outer covering yields the spice mace
  2. the tree itself

Etymology: ME notemygge, partial transl. of OFr nois muguete < Prov noiz muscade, lit., musky nut < L nux, nut + LL muscus, musk

adjective

designating a family (Myristicaceae, order Magnoliales) of tropical, dicotyledonous trees

nutmeg Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grate: Add a little freshly grated nutmeg to the onion mixture it taste great.
  • add: Add nutmeg to food, which will help to decrease mobility of GI tract.
  • sprinkle: Place the bananas in the melted butter, and sprinkle the nutmeg on top.
  • do: Special move: Press L1 rapidly and your player would do a nutmeg or something to trick the defender.
  • use: This is useful for people who want to use nutmeg as a login shell. verbose Be verbose.

Preposition: in

  • bowl: Combine the apple, flour and nutmeg in a bowl and toss to coat the apples.

Adjective modifier

  • fresh: Melt the butter and fry the leeks for 3 minutes, adding plenty of fresh nutmeg.
  • organic: Hand blended in Yorkshire from organic white pepper, organic nutmeg, organic ginger and organic cloves.
  • little: By ' properly ' I mean generously seasoned with Parmesan and a little nutmeg, and made with a slowly cooked white sauce.
  • whole: Sales of whole nutmeg increased from 1,400 jars to 6,000 in the week following the TV ad.
  • large: June Beautiful Golden Y and Large Nutmeg were regularly recorded throughout this month.
  • delightful: After a delightful nutmeg on Rochdale's Gary Jones, the Swansea midfielder was unlucky to see his shot rise above the Rochdale crossbar.

Modifies a noun

  • tree: The main export of Grenada is nutmeg, but the majority of nutmeg trees were blown down in the hurricanes.
  • grater: Chrissie Hynde, on the other hand, is the sandpaper of the veggie movement, the carborundum stone, the nutmeg grater.
  • powder: Nutmeg powder ( organic ) Nutmeg is an underused spice with a distinctive pungent fragrance and.. .
  • flavor: They have a warm pungent slightly nutmeg flavor and a hot, biting taste.
  • oil: Blistex Relief Cream does not contain any eggs or dairy products, however does contain a small percentage of nutmeg oil.

Noun used with modifier

  • ground: In addition sales of ground nutmeg have more than doubled with over 4,500 jars being sold each week.

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