California nutmeg

California nutmeg

n.

An evergreen tree (Torreya californica) native to California, having yewlike linear leaves and solitary drupelike seeds surrounded by a green, purple-streaked, fleshy aril.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

California nutmeg - California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor nutmeg-yew, Torreya californica genus Torreya, Torreya - nutmeg-yews yew - any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves