nutmeg (tree); Myristica fragrans
Refers to the tree that produces nutmeg and mace; the spice itself is usually called ナツメグ.
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.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Variant kanji spelling; it is rarely used.
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.