Abelmoschus

noun

Abel·​mos·​chus

ˌābəlˈmäskəs

: a genus of tropical coarse herbs (family Malvaceae) having large lobed leaves, a spathelike calyx, and often yellow flowers

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin abelmosch, abelmoschus abelmosk

First Known Use

circa 1801, in the meaning defined above

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