Abelmosk

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈeɪ.bÉ™lËŒmÉ‘sk/

Alternative forms

• abelmusk

Origin

From New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic أبو المسك (abu'l-misk, "father of musk"), or حب المسك (ḥabb-el-musk, "grain of musk"), from حب (ḥabb, "grain") + مسك, from Persian مشک.

Full definition of abelmosk

Noun

1. (botany) 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.

Anagrams

• smokable