Abelmosk

noun

1. A plant of the former genus <em>Abelmoschus.</em> Also spelled <internalXref urlencoded="abelmusk">abelmusk</internalXref>.
2. An evergreen shrub (<spn>Abelmoschus moschatus</spn> -- formerly Hibiscus moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called <altname>musk mallow</altname>. The seeds produce ambrette-seed oil.
3. An <xref>evergreen</xref> shrub, Abelmoschus moschatus of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose <xref>musky</xref> seeds are used in <xref>perfumery</xref> and to flavor <xref>coffee</xref>; -- sometimes called musk mallow.
4. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus