African nutmeg

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)[1]

Translations

Monodora myristica

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

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

Further reading

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