noun

Definition of nutmeg family

: Myristicaceae

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

plural noun My·ris·ti·ca·ce·ae \ mə̇ˌristəˈkāsēˌē \

Definition of Myristicaceae

: a family of trees (order Ranales) having unisexual flowers, monadelphous stamens, and arillate seeds — see becuiba, nutmeg

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WordNet (Princeton University):

Myristicaceae, family Myristicaceae, nutmeg family (family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds)

 

Wikipedia (EN):

The Myristicaceae are a family of flowering plants native to Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas and has been recognised by most taxonomists. It is sometimes called the “nutmeg family”, after its most famous member, Myristica fragrans, the source of the spices nutmeg and mace.

 

Encyclopædia Britannica:

Myristicaceae, the nutmeg family of the magnolia order (Magnoliales), best known for the fragrant, spicy seeds of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans).

 

iNaturalist (California Academy of Sciences):

Nutmeg Family (Family Myristicaceae)

 

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Wikipedia (DE):

Die Muskatnussgewächse (Myristicaceae) sind eine Pflanzenfamilie in der Ordnung der Magnolienartigen (Magnoliales).

 

Botanik für Pharmazeuten (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald):

Familie Myristicaceae R. BR. (Muskatnussgewächse)

 

Spektrum der Wissenschaft Verlag (Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg):

Myristicaceae, Muskatnussgewächse, Fam. der Magnoliales mit ca. 370 Arten, die ausschließlich in tropischen Gebieten vorkommen.

Distribution / Verbreitung: Worldwide

Pictures / Bilder of various species of Myristicaceae

 

Taxonomic citation:

• Myristicaceae R. Brown, Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 399. 1810.

 

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