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ABELMOSK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
Synonyms:
Abelmoschus moschatus; abelmosk; Hibiscus moschatus; musk mallow
Classified under:
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)