ABELMOSCHUS


Meaning of ABELMOSCHUS in English

ˌābəlˈmäskəs, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic abū-l-misk father (source) of the musk

: a genus of tropical coarse herbs (family Malvaceae) having large lobed leaves, a spathelike calyx, and often yellow flowers

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