Definition of "nutmeg-tree" [nutmeg-tree]

• Myristica fragrans. See nutmeg. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The light volcanic soil, the shade, and the excessive moisture of these islands, where it rains more or less every month in the year, seem exactly to suit the nutmeg-tree, which requires no manure and scarcely any attention."
• "Among the productions of the island, there is reason to believe that the nutmeg-tree might be mentioned."
• "Thus this elegant little creature becomes the useful means of disseminating the remarkable nutmeg-tree, and it is found that some chemical treatment corresponding to that which it undergoes during sojourn within the body of the bird, is actually necessary before the nut can be fertilised and induced to take root."