abelmosk

American

[ey-buhl-mosk] / ˈeɪ bəlˌmɒsk /

noun

a tropical plant, Abelmoschus moschatus, of the mallow family, cultivated for its musky seeds, which yield ambrette-seed oil.

abelmosk British

/ ˈeɪbəlˌmɒsk /

noun

Also called: musk mallow. a tropical bushy malvaceous plant, Hibiscus abelmoschus, cultivated for its yellow-and-crimson flowers and for its musk-scented seeds, which yield an oil used in perfumery

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Etymology

Origin of abelmosk

1765–75; < New Latin abelmoschus < Arabic ḥabb al-musk musk seed, equivalent to ḥabb seed + al the + musk (< Persian; musk )

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