California nutmeg vs nutmeg-yew

California nutmeg and nutmeg-yew both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
California nutmeg	Yes	No	No	No
nutmeg-yew	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, California nutmeg and nutmeg-yew are synonyms defined as:

California nutmeg and nutmeg-yew: California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor

Other synonyms of California nutmeg include Torreya californica.

California nutmeg (noun)	nutmeg-yew (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