African nutmeg

English thumb|250px|African nutmeg (Monodora myristica)thumb|250px|A specimen of African nutmeg (Pycnanthus angolensis) Noun ~ A tree from tropical Africa, Monodora myristica species (Annonaceae family). en calabash nutmeg The seed of that tree, used as a spice. en calabash nutmeg Another tree from Western tropical Africa, Pycnanthus angolensis species (syn. Pycnanthus kombo species P. kombo) (Myristicaceae family)Irvine F. R. :ar:فريدريك روبرت إيرفن 1961 Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&hl=en&id=_ftUAAAAMAAJ&dq=etan+ma&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=etan%20ma London Oxford University Press 29 en boxboard cardboard false nutmeg Translations Monodora myristica French: fr faux muscadier m, fr muscadier du Gabon m, fr muscade calebasse f Yoruba: yo aríwó, yo abo-lákọ̀ṣẹ Pycnanthus angolensis Adangme: ada otie Akan: ak otie Fante, Asante, ak etsiw Fante Anyi: any etan ma, any atenli Aowin Duala: dua bokonda French: fr ilomba m Ga: gaa oti Japanese: ja イロンバ ironba Nzima: nzi tekɛ, nzi dɛnkɔ References Further reading Monodora myristica Monodora myristica Monodora myristica Pycnanthus angolensis Pycnanthus angolensis Pycnanthus angolensis en Custard apple family plants Spices Trees Magnoliids