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ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Abelmoschus moschatus mean?
• ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS (noun)
The noun ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS has 1 sense:
1. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
Familiarity information: ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Abelmoschus moschatus; abelmosk; Hibiscus moschatus; musk mallow
Hypernyms ("Abelmoschus moschatus" is a kind of...):
mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)
Holonyms ("Abelmoschus moschatus" is a member of...):
Abelmoschus; genus Abelmoschus (genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers)
Context examples
The oil extracted from the seeds of Abelmoschus moschatus.
(Ambrette Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
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