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moschatel

/ˌmɒskəˈtɛl/

moschatel noun: a plant of species Adoxa moschatellina, with distinctively configured pale green flowers and a musky smell, of boreal circumpolar distribution.

moschatel: a plant of species Adoxa moschatellina, with distinctively configured pale green flowers and a...
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Noun

moschatel (countable and uncountable, plural moschatels)

  1. A plant of species Adoxa moschatellina, with distinctively configured pale green flowers and a musky smell, of boreal circumpolar distribution.
    Synonyms:
    five-faced bishop, hollowroot, muskroot, townhall clock, tuberous crowfoot

Synonyms of moschatel

All synonyms of moschatel

Forms of moschatel

pluralmoschatels

Origin of moschatel

From French moscatelline, from Low Latin moschatellina, from muscus (“musk”).

Questions about moschatel

What does moschatel mean?
Moschatel means a plant of species Adoxa moschatellina, with distinctively configured pale green flowers and a musky smell, of boreal circumpolar distribution.
What part of speech is moschatel?
Moschatel is a noun.
How do you pronounce moschatel?
Moschatel is pronounced /ˌmɒskəˈtɛl/.
What is the plural of moschatel?
The plural of moschatel is moschatels.

Words near moschatel in the dictionary

  1. moscatels
  2. moscatilin
  3. moscato
  4. moscatos
  5. moschate
  6. moschatel
  7. moschatels
  8. moschatine
  9. Moschcowitz syndrome
  10. moschelite
  11. Moschella

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