(Myristica fragrans) Nutmeg belongs to the plant family Myristicaceae. The tree is about seven meters high with a grayish-brown or black smooth bark. The branches spread in whorls. The leaves are petioled, glabrous, alternate and aromatic. The flowers are small, in axillaries racemes. The fruit is a globous drupe with a succulent pericarp and a wrinkled mace around the seed. The seed or kernel is firm, fleshy, and abounding in oil. The kernel is the nutmeg, which is used commercially and has medicinal properties.
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