genus myristica

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   type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits

   SynonymsMyristica

   Broadermagnoliid dicot genus

   Part ofMyristicaceae

Questions about genus myristica

What does genus myristica mean?

genus myristica means "type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits".

What is another word for genus myristica?

Close synonyms include Myristica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus myristica a common word?

genus myristica is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.