1. type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits; [syn: Myristica, genus Myristica]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Myristica
n 1: type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees
with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy
fruits [syn: Myristica, genus Myristica]