Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Abelmosk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abelmosk \A"bel*mosk`\, n. [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk
father of musk, i. e., producing musk. See {Musk}.] (Bot.)
An evergreen shrub ({Hibiscus} -- formerly {Abelmoschus --
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
abelmosk
n : bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to
scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: {musk
mallow}, {Abelmoschus moschatus}, {Hibiscus moschatus}]
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