noun
nutmeg (tree); Myristica fragrans
Refers to the tree that produces nutmeg and mace; the spice itself is usually called ナツメグ.
ニクズクは熱帯地方で栽培されている。
Nutmeg trees are cultivated in tropical regions.
ニクズクの種子から香辛料のナツメグが作られる。
The spice nutmeg is made from the seeds of the nutmeg tree.
ナツメグ refers to the spice nutmeg, while ニクズク refers to the tree itself.
The kanji 肉豆蒄 is a direct translation of the meaning 'flesh bean' (肉豆) plus a character for nutmeg (蒄). The reading にくずく is the on'yomi of these characters. The word is usually written in katakana as ニクズク.