A hairy annual or biennial plant (Abelmoschus moschatus) native to tropical Asia and having yellow flowers with crimson centers. It is cultivated for its seed. Also called ambrette, musk mallow.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic ’ab l-musk, source of the musk : ’ab, father, source of; see b in Appendix II + al-, the + musk, musk (from Persian muk; see musk).
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l-musk, source of the musk : ’ab
b in Appendix II + al-, the + musk, musk (from Persian mu
k; see musk).
