abelmosk
English
Etymology
From New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic حَبّ الْمِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, “pills of musk”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abelmosk (countable and uncountable, plural abelmosks)
- The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
- 1719, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, The Compleat Herbal, volume I, page 70:
- Egyptian Ketmia, with a perfumed or Musk-Seed..., called Abelmosch of Morison.
- 1892, William Theodore Brannt, translated by Carl Deite, A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Perfumery, page 230:
- Abelmosk grains are the seeds of a plant... indigenous to Central Africa, Arabia, and India.
- The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
- 1846, W. M. Buchanan, A Technological Dictionary, page 4:
- Abelmosk, Abelmosch, or Abelmusk, the Syrian mallow, or musk okro, a species of hibiscus (H. abelmoschus).
- 1992, Richard A. Spears, Language & Civilization, volume I, page 43:
- The same description fits abelmosk, the Hibiscus abelmoshus, better known to the world as the East Indian dwarf okra plant.
- (uncommon, usually in the plural) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
Usage notes
Formerly considered a species of hibiscus, but since distinguished as part of a separate genus.
Synonyms
- (A. moschatus): annual hibiscus, tropical jewel hibiscus (dated); ambrette, muskdana, musk mallow, musk okra, ornamental okra, rose mallow, Yorka okra, musk seed
Translations
A. moschatus
References
- Abelmoschus moschatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Abelmoschus moschatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “abelmosk, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2011.
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