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Definition of Abelmoschus moschatus
1. Noun. Bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus.
Generic synonyms: Mallow
Group relationships: Abelmoschus, Genus Abelmoschus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abelmoschus Moschatus
Literary usage of Abelmoschus moschatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"(abelmoschus moschatus, Moench). Annual or biennial, 2-6 ft., hispid: Ivs.
various, usually palmately 5-7-lobed, the lobes spreading and oblong-lanceolate ..."
2. Transactions by National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association, Institution of Public Health Engineers (Great Britain) (1900)
"According to the same author abelmoschus moschatus has been cultivated for a long
time on account of its musk-scented seeds which he says " are used in ..."
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