abelmoskus
Norwegian Bokmål
The edible seed pod of the abelmosk plant was once prized as a source of musk
An abelmosk plant with yellow blossoms; others may have red flowers
Etymology
From Spanish abelmosco, from New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic أَبُو المِسْك (ʾabū l-misk, “father of musk”) or حَبّ المِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, “grain of musk”), from حَبّ (ḥabb, “grain”) + مِسْك (misk), from Persian مشک (mošk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːbl̩ˈmuskʉs/
- Rhymes: -ʉs
- Hyphenation: ab‧el‧mos‧kus
Noun
abelmoskus m (definite singular abelmoskusen, indefinite plural abelmoskuser, definite plural abelmoskusene)
- abelmosk (the tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus)
- Planten har sterke moskusluktende frø som brukes i parfyme
- The plant has strong mosk-smelling seeds that are used in perfume
- Planten har sterke moskusluktende frø som brukes i parfyme
Derived terms
Hypernyms
- kattostfamilien
References
- “abelmoskus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abelmoskus” in Store norske leksikon
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