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abelmosks

/eɪbəlmɒsks/

abelmosks is the plural 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 abelmosks

What is abelmosks the plural of?
Abelmosks is the plural of abelmosk.
How do you pronounce abelmosks?
Abelmosks is pronounced /eɪbəlmɒsks/.

Words near abelmosks in the dictionary

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

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