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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 hibiscusplay

  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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