moschatel

[ mos-kuh-tel, mos-kuh-tel ]

noun
  1. a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.

Origin of moschatel

1
1725–35; <French moscatelle<Italian moscatella, equivalent to moscat(o) musk + -ella-elle; -h- from botanical name
  • Also called musk root, musk·root [muhsk-root, -root] /ˈmʌskˌrut, -ˌrʊt/ .

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moschatel

/ (ˌmɒskəˈtɛl) /


noun
  1. a small N temperate plant, Adoxa moschatellina, with greenish-white musk-scented flowers on top of the stem, arranged as four pointing sideways at right angles to each other and one facing upwards: family Adoxaceae: Also called: townhall clock, five-faced bishop

Origin of moschatel

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C18: via French from Italian moscatella, diminutive of moscato musk

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