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ABELMOSK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abelmosk mean?
• ABELMOSK (noun)
The noun ABELMOSK has 1 sense:
1. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
Familiarity information: ABELMOSK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Abelmoschus moschatus; abelmosk; Hibiscus moschatus; musk mallow
Hypernyms ("abelmosk" is a kind of...):
mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)
Holonyms ("abelmosk" is a member of...):
Abelmoschus; genus Abelmoschus (genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers)
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