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Myristica otoba (gcide) | Otoba fat \O*to"ba fat`\ (Chem.)
A colorless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of
Myristica otoba, a species of nutmeg tree.
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Myristica Otoba (gcide) | Mace \Mace\, n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. ?; cf. Skr.
makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.]
(Bot.)
A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See
Nutmeg.
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Note: Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and
white mace that of Myristica Otoba, -- East Indian
trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.
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Myristica otoba (gcide) | Otoba fat \O*to"ba fat`\ (Chem.)
A colorless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of
Myristica otoba, a species of nutmeg tree.
[1913 Webster]Mace \Mace\, n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. ?; cf. Skr.
makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.]
(Bot.)
A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See
Nutmeg.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and
white mace that of Myristica Otoba, -- East Indian
trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.
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