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
   • Abelmosk grains are the seeds of a plant... indigenous to Central Africa, Arabia, and India.1892, William Theodore Brannt, translated by Carl Deite, A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Perfumery, page 230
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
   • The same description fits abelmosk, the Hibiscus abelmoshus, better known to the world as the East Indian dwarf okra plant.1992, Richard A. Spears, Language & Civilization, volume I, page 43
3. (plural-normally, uncommon) Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.