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moschatel

N พืช ไม้ดอก พวก  Adoxa Moschatellina

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOSCHATEL

n.[L. muscus, musk. ] A plant of the genus Adoxa, hollow root or inglorious. There is one species only, whose leaves and flowers smell like musk; and hence it is sometimes called musk-crowfoot.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MOSCHATEL

Mos "cha *tel `, n. Etym: [Gr. moscatelline. See Muscadel, Musk. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant of the genus Adoxa (A. moschatellina ), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is called also hollow root and musk crowfoot. Loudon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

moschatel

moschatel |ˌmɒskəˈtɛl | noun a small plant of north temperate regions, with pale green musk-scented flowers which grow at right angles to each other, forming five sides of a cube. Adoxa moschatellina, family Adoxaceae. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French moscatelle, from Italian moscatella, from moscato musk .

 

Oxford Dictionary

moschatel

moschatel |ˌmɒskəˈtɛl | noun a small plant of north temperate regions, with pale green musk-scented flowers which grow at right angles to each other, forming five sides of a cube. Adoxa moschatellina, family Adoxaceae. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French moscatelle, from Italian moscatella, from moscato musk .