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abelmosk
(encz) | abelmosk,ibišek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Abelmosk
(gcide) | Abelmosk \A"bel*mosk`\, n. [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk
father of musk, i. e., producing musk. See Musk. (or Ar.
[.h]abb-al-mosk, musk seed --RHUD 1.3] (Bot.)
An evergreen shrub (Abelmoschus moschatus -- formerly
Hibiscus moschatus), of the East and West Indies and
Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and
to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow. The
seeds produce ambrette-seed oil.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
abelmosk
(wn) | abelmosk
n 1: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to
scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: abelmosk,
musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus, {Hibiscus
moschatus}] |
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Abelmosk
(gcide) | Abelmosk \A"bel*mosk`\, n. [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk
father of musk, i. e., producing musk. See Musk. (or Ar.
[.h]abb-al-mosk, musk seed --RHUD 1.3] (Bot.)
An evergreen shrub (Abelmoschus moschatus -- formerly
Hibiscus moschatus), of the East and West Indies and
Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and
to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow. The
seeds produce ambrette-seed oil.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
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