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肉豆蔻

ròu dòu kòudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) / mace / Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-cec15c8d172af36a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

肉豆蔻 肉豆蔻 [rou4 dou4 kou4] /nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt)/mace/Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils)/

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  • 肉
    ròu

    meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130

  • 豆
    dòu

    legume / pulse / bean / pea (CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì]) (variant of 豆[dòu]) / legume / pulse / bean / pea (CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì]) / (old) stemmed cup or bowl

  • 蔻
    kòu

    used in 豆蔻[dòu kòu]

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