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Myristicaceae
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Noun1.Myristicaceae - family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
family Myristicaceae, nutmeg family
magnoliid dicot family - family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
order Ranales, order Ranunculales, Ranales, Ranunculales - herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae
genus Myristica, Myristica - type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits
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Myristaceae butter Common name Remarks Drying oils from seeds Tung oil Used in the paint and varnish industry; also used for waterproofing wood, paper and fabrics, and therefore valuable for outdoor paints Kekuna, candle nut, Used in making paint, varnish, lacquer, lumbang oil linoleum and soft soap Walnut oil Mature and old kernels yield a drying oil.
Trees and their economic importance by Seth, M.K. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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