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Definition of Abelmoschus
1. Noun. Genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers.
Exact synonyms: Genus Abelmoschus
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Abelmoschus Esculentus, Gumbo, Hibiscus Esculentus, Lady's-finger, Okra, Okra Plant, Abelmoschus Moschatus, Abelmosk, Hibiscus Moschatus, Musk Mallow
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Abelmoschus Esculentus, Gumbo, Hibiscus Esculentus, Lady's-finger, Okra, Okra Plant, Abelmoschus Moschatus, Abelmosk, Hibiscus Moschatus, Musk Mallow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abelmoschus
Literary usage of Abelmoschus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"Hibiscus abelmoschus, Linn., Wight Id, t. 399. The seeds. Vernacular. ...
abelmoschus is a corruption of the Arabic name, ..."
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