abelmosk
nounUK /ˈeɪbəlmɒsk/ · US /ˈeɪbəlˌmɑsk/
Etymology From New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic حَبّ الْمِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, “pills of musk”).
1
The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.
- Egyptian Ketmia, with a perfumed or Musk-Seed..., called Abelmosch of Morison.1719, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, The Compleat Herbal, volume I, page 70:
- Abelmosk grains are the seeds of a plant... indigenous to Central Africa, Arabia, and India.1892, William Theodore Brannt, translated by Carl Deite, A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Perfumery, page 230:
2
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.
- Abelmosk, Abelmosch, or Abelmusk, the Syrian mallow, or musk okro, a species of hibiscus (H. abelmoschus).1846, W. M. Buchanan, A Technological Dictionary, page 4:
- The same description fits abelmosk, the Hibiscus abelmoshus, better known to the world as the East Indian dwarf okra plant.1992, Richard A. Spears, Language & Civilization, volume I, page 43:
3
Plural normally, Uncommon Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.
- Synonyms
- annual hibiscus, tropical jewel hibiscus, ambrette, muskdana, musk mallow, musk okra, ornamental okra, rose mallow, Yorka okra, musk seed