Meaning of abelmosk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
   countable, uncountable
2. The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
   countable, uncountable
3. Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
   countable, plural-normally, uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“Egyptian Ketmia, with a perfumed or Musk-Seed..., called Abelmosch of Morison.”

“Abelmosk grains are the seeds of a plant... indigenous to Central Africa, Arabia, and India.”

“Abelmosk, Abelmosch, or Abelmusk, the Syrian mallow, or musk okro, a species of hibiscus (H. abelmoschus).”

“The same description fits abelmosk, the Hibiscus abelmoshus, better known to the world as the East Indian dwarf okra plant.”

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