abelmosk

English

abelmosk

Alternative forms

abelmusk

Etymology

From New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic أَبُو المِسْك‎ (ʾabū l-misk, “father of musk”), or حَبّ المِسْك‎ (ḥabb al-misk, “grain of musk”), from حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “grain”) + مِسْك‎ (misk), from Persian (mošk).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bəlˌmɑsk/

Noun

abelmosk (plural abelmosks)

An evergreen shrub, Abelmoschus moschatus of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; - the musk mallow.

Synonyms

(Abelmoschus moschatus): ambrette seeds, annual hibiscus, muskdana, musk okra, musk seeds, ornamental okra, rose mallow seeds, tropical jewel hibiscus, Yorka okra

Translations

evergreen shrub

Bulgarian: мускусен слез (muskusen slez)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 黄葵 (huángkuí), 麝香槿 (shèxiāngjǐn), 香葵 (xiāngkuí)
Dutch: abelmos m
French: ambrette (fr) f

German: Abelmoschus (de) m
Italian: abelmosco m
Portuguese: abelmosco m
Spanish: abelmosco (es) m
Tagalog: kastuli

References

Abelmoschus moschatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Abelmoschus moschatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Abelmoschus moschatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

smokable

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