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abelmusk

US/ˈeɪbəlməsk/

abelmusk is the obsolete form 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.

Forms of abelmusk

pluralabelmusks

Questions about abelmusk

What is abelmusk the obsolete form of?
Abelmusk is the obsolete form of abelmosk.
How do you pronounce abelmusk?
Abelmusk is pronounced /ˈeɪbəlməsk/ (US).

Words near abelmusk in the dictionary

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

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