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)

  1. 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

Derived terms

Hypernyms

  • kattostfamilien

References

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