- m. oil SYN: nutmeg oil.
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my·ris·ti·ca mi-'ris-ti-kə n
1) cap a large genus of tropical trees (family Myristicaceae) which produce fleshy fruits and which include the nutmeg (M. fragrans)
2) NUTMEG (1)
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My·ris·ti·ca (mə-risґtĭ-kə) [Gr. myrizein to anoint] a genus of tropical trees of the family Myristicaceae. M. fraґgrans is the nutmeg, source of nutmeg oil. See also nutmeg poisoning, under poisoning.Medical dictionary. 2011.