Definition: abelmosk

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

abelmosk
     n : bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to
         scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: musk
         mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus, Hibiscus moschatus]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Abelmosk \A"bel*mosk`\, n. [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk
   father of musk, i. e., producing musk. See Musk.] (Bot.)
   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.