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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

A'BELMOSK, n. A trivial name of a species of hibiscus, or Syrian mallow. The plant rises on a herbacceous stalk, three or four feet, sending out two or three side branches. The seeds have a musky odor, for which reason the Arabians mix them with coffee.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus [syn: abelmosk, musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus, Hibiscus moschatus]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Abelmosk A"bel*mosk`, n. [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk father of musk, i. e., producing musk. See Musk.] (Bot.) An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow.