plume nutmeg

English

Noun

plume nutmeg (plural plume nutmegs)

1. An aromatic Australian tree (Atherosperma moschatum), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles.

   Synonyms: southern sassafras, blackheart sassafras

References

• “plume”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.