African nutmeg

English

African nutmeg (Monodora myristica)

A specimen of African nutmeg (Pycnanthus angolensis)

Noun

African nutmeg (countable and uncountable, plural African nutmegs)

1. A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).

   Synonym: calabash nutmeg

2. The seed of that tree, used as a spice.

   Synonym: calabash nutmeg

3. Another tree from Western tropical Africa, Pycnanthus angolensis (syn. P. kombo) (Myristicaceae)

Translations

Monodora myristica

• French: faux muscadier m, muscadier du Gabon m, muscade calebasse f
• Yoruba: aríwó, abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ

Pycnanthus angolensis

• Adangme: otie
• Akan: otie (Fante, Asante), etsiw (Fante)
• Anyi: etan ma, atenli (Aowin)
• Duala: bokonda
• French: ilomba (fr) m
• Ga: oti
• Japanese: イロンバ (ja) (ironba)
• Nzima: tekɛ, dɛnkɔ

Further reading

• Monodora myristica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Monodora myristica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Monodora myristica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pycnanthus angolensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pycnanthus angolensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pycnanthus angolensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons