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Nutmeg



Nutmeg, evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) grown in the tropics for the sweet, tangy spices it produces. The spice called nutmeg comes from the tree's seed kernels; another spice, mace, comes from the fiber that covers each kernel.



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