abelmoskus

Norwegian Bokmål

The edible seed pod of the abelmosk plant was once prized as a source of musk.

An abelmosk plant with yellow blossoms; others may have red flowers.

Etymology

From Spanish abelmosco (“abelmosk”), from New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic أَبُو المِسْك (ʔabū l-misk, “father of musk”) or حَبّ المِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, “grain of musk”), from both حَبّ (ḥabb, “grain”), from ح ب ب (ḥ b b) + and from مِسْك (misk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /⁠mušk⁠/, “musk”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːbl̩ˈmʊskʉs/
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Rhymes: -ʉs
Hyphenation: ab‧el‧mos‧kus

Noun

abelmoskus m (definite singular abelmoskusen, indefinite plural abelmoskuser, definite plural abelmoskusene)

abelmosk (the tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus)
Planten har sterke moskusluktende frø som brukes i parfyme
The plant has strong mosk-smelling seeds that are used in perfume

Hypernyms

kattostfamilien (“mallow”)

Derived terms

abelmoskusfiber (“abelmosk fiber”)

References

“abelmoskus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“abelmoskus” in Store norske leksikon

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