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Abelmoschus   Listen
proper noun
Abelmoschus  n.  
1.
A genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers.
Synonyms: genus Abelmoschus





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... drymyrhizeae, and, which is still more surprising, even in the palm-trees. (* I shall mention as examples of these nine families; Aristolochia anguicida, Cerbera thevetia, Ophoiorhiza mungos, Polygala senega, Nicotiana tabacum, (One of the remedies most used in Spanish America). Mikanua guaco, Hibiscus abelmoschus (the seeds of which are very active), Lanpujum rumphii, and Kunthia ...
— Equinoctial Regions of America V2 • Alexander von Humboldt
... 1. ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS.—This plant is a native of Bengal. Its seeds were formerly mixed with hair powder, and are still used to perfume pomatum. The Arabs mix them with their coffee berries. In the West Indies the bruised seeds, steeped in rum, are used, both externally and internally, ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders


Words linked to "Abelmoschus" :   gumbo, mallow family, okra, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus moschatus, abelmosk, lady's-finger, family Malvaceae, genus Abelmoschus


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