/ Dictionary / Index C California nutmeg: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Cal'ifor'nia nut'meg Pronunciation: [key] a tall, pungently aromatic California evergreen tree, Torreya californica, of the yew family, having a fissured, gray-brown bark and small, purple-streaked, green fruit. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. California mink California oakworm Related Content Daily Word Quiz: knead Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language