■ noun
1》 a strong-smelling reddish-brown substance secreted by the male ~ deer, used as an ingredient in perfumery.
2》 (also ~ plant ) a ~-scented plant related to the monkey flower. [ Mimulus moschatus and related species.]
Derivatives
~iness noun
~y adjective ( ~ier , ~iest ).
Origin
ME: from late L. muscus , from Pers. mušk , perh. from Sanskrit muṛka 'scrotum' (because of the similarity in shape of the sac on the abdomen of a male ~ deer in which ~ is produced).