California nutmeg
California nutmeg
noun
a tall, pungently aromatic California evergreen tree, Torreya californica, of the yew family, having a fissured, gray-brown bark and small, purple-streaked, green fruit.
Origin:
1905–10, Americanism
1905–10, Americanism
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| california nutmeg | |
noun | |
| California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor |
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California nutmeg
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