moschatel

American

[mos-kuh-tel, mos-kuh-tel] / ˌmɒs kəˈtɛl, ˈmɒs kəˌtɛl /

noun

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

moschatel British

/ ˌmɒskəˈtɛl /

noun

Also called: townhall clock. five-faced bishop. 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

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Etymology

Origin of moschatel

1725–35; < French moscatelle < Italian moscatella, equivalent to moscat ( o ) musk + -ella -elle; -h- from botanical name

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