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Torreya

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Noun1.Torreya - nutmeg-yewsTorreya - nutmeg-yews                          
genus Torreya
gymnosperm genus - a genus of gymnosperms
Cephalotaxaceae, family Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew family - a family of Cephalotaxaceae
California nutmeg, nutmeg-yew, Torreya californica - California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor
stinking cedar, stinking yew, Torrey tree, Torreya taxifolia - rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed
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