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abelmosch

abelmosch is the obsolete spelling of abelmosk.

Meaning of abelmosk

Noun

abelmosk (countable and uncountable, plural abelmosks)

  1. The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
    • Egyptian Ketmia, with a perfumed or Musk-Seed..., called Abelmosch of Morison.1719, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, The Compleat Herbal, volume I, page 70
  2. The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
    • Abelmosk, Abelmosch, or Abelmusk, the Syrian mallow, or musk okro, a species of hibiscus (H. abelmoschus).1846, W. M. Buchanan, A Technological Dictionary, page 4
  3. (plural-normally, uncommon) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.

Questions about abelmosch

What is abelmosch the obsolete spelling of?
Abelmosch is the obsolete spelling of abelmosk.

Words near abelmosch in the dictionary

  1. Abello
  2. abelloemringerite
  3. Abellos
  4. Abelmann
  5. Abelmanns
  6. abelmosch
  7. abelmosk
  8. abelmosks
  9. abelmusk
  10. abelmusks
  11. Abeln

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