California nutmeg vs Torreya californica

California nutmeg and Torreya californica both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
California nutmeg	Yes	No	No	No
Torreya californica	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, California nutmeg and Torreya californica are synonyms defined as:

California nutmeg and Torreya californica: California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor

Other synonyms of California nutmeg include nutmeg-yew.

California nutmeg (noun)	Torreya californica (noun)
California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor	California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor