Definition of Abelmask
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Botany): 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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