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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ABELMOSK
n.A trivial name of a species of hibiscus, or Syrian mallow. The plant rises on a herbacceous stalk, three or four feet, sending out two or three side branches. The seeds have a musky odor, for which reason the Arabians mix them with coffee.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ABELMOSK
A "bel *mosk `, n. Etym: [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk father of musk, i.e., producing musk. See Musk. ] (Bot. )
Defn: 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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