abelmosk

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abelmosk

/ˈeɪbəlmɒsk/ UK
/ˈeɪblmɒsk/ UK
/ˈeɪbəlˌmɑsk/ US
/ˈeɪblmɑsk/ US

Rhymes with -eɪbəlmɒsk, -eɪblmɒsk, -eɪbəlmɑsk, -eɪblmɑsk

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From New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic حَبّ الْمِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, “pills of musk”).

noun abelmosks · abelmusk · abelmosch

countable, uncountable The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus. Egyptian Ketmia, with a perfumed or Musk-Seed..., called Abelmosch of Morison.
countable, uncountable The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself. Abelmosk, Abelmosch, or Abelmusk, the Syrian mallow, or musk okro, a species of hibiscus (H. abelmoschus).
countable, plural normally, uncommon, uncountable Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.

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noun A. moschatus

Español	abelmosco
中文	黄葵 huángkuí, 麝香槿 shèxiāngjǐn, 香葵 xiāngkuí
Português	abelmosco
Français	ambrette
Deutsch	Abelmoschus
Italiano	abelmosco

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@misc{abelmosk_2026,
  title = {abelmosk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abelmosk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}