abelmoskus

abelmoskus

Norwegian Bokmål

The edible seed pod of the abelmosk plant was once prized as a source of musk

An abelmosk plant with yellow blossoms; others may have red flowers

Etymology

From Spanish abelmosco, from New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic أَبُو المِسْك‎ (ʾabū l-misk, “father of musk”) or حَبّ المِسْك‎ (ḥabb al-misk, “grain of musk”), from حَبّ‎ (ḥabb, “grain”) + مِسْك‎ (misk), from Persian مشک‎ (mošk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːbl̩ˈmuskʉs/
• Rhymes: -ʉs
• Hyphenation: ab‧el‧mos‧kus

Noun

abelmoskus m (definite singular abelmoskusen, indefinite plural abelmoskuser, definite plural abelmoskusene)

1. abelmosk (the tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus)

   Planten har sterke moskusluktende frø som brukes i parfyme

   The plant has strong mosk-smelling seeds that are used in perfume

Derived terms

• abelmoskusfiber

Hypernyms

• kattostfamilien

References

• “abelmoskus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abelmoskus” in Store norske leksikon