Definitions for abelmosk

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. abelmosk, musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus, Hibiscus moschatus(noun)

    bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus

Wiktionary

  1. abelmosk(Noun)

    An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow.

  2. Origin: From Abelmoschus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abelmosk(noun)

    an evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow


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