nutmeg vs sprout

nutmeg

noun
  • The powdered seed, ready for use. 

  • A grey-brown colour. 

  • The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent. 

  • An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds. 

  • A whole nutmeg seed. 

  • A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere. 

verb
  • To flavour with nutmeg. 

  • To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent). 

sprout

noun
  • An edible germinated seed. 

  • A child. 

  • A Brussels sprout. 

  • A bean sprout. 

  • A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts. 

verb
  • To emerge from the ground as sprouts. 

  • To emerge haphazardly from a surface. 

  • To emerge or appear haphazardly 

  • To cause to grow from a seed. 

  • To deprive of sprouts. 

  • To grow from seed; to germinate. 

How often have the words nutmeg and sprout occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )