African nutmeg

English

African nutmeg (Monodora myristica)

A specimen of African nutmeg (Pycnanthus angolensis)

Noun

African nutmeg (countable and uncountable, plural African nutmegs)

A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica (Annonaceae).
Synonym: calabash nutmeg
The seed of that tree, used as a spice.
Synonym: calabash nutmeg
Another tree from Western tropical Africa, Pycnanthus angolensis (syn. P. kombo) (Myristicaceae)^[1]

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

References

^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press, page 29

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

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