nutmeg
CEFR: B2
An aromatic Indonesian tree seed that became the center of a brutal European colonial monopoly during the spice wars.
Synonyms
- aromatic spice kernel
- tropical spice seed
Common Collocations
- nutmeg tree
- trade in nutmeg
- valuable nutmeg
Example Sentence
In the seventeenth century, European colonial powers waged bloody naval conflicts to control the Banda Islands' nutmeg trade.