Abelmosk
a tropical plant, abelmoschus moschatus, of the mallow family, cultivated for its musky seeds, which yield ambrette-seed oil.
noun
a tropical bushy malvaceous plant, hibiscus abelmoschus, cultivated for its yellow-and-crimson flowers and for its musk-scented seeds, which yield an oil used in perfumery also called musk mallow
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