A plant producing seeds with a musky fragrance, used in perfumery; a variety of Abelmoschus.
Direct English adaptation of Arabic 'abu-l-mosk' (father of musk), referring to the aromatic seeds; '-k' preserves the Arabic phoneme.
Medieval and Renaissance perfumers treasured abelmosk seeds as a precious musk substitute—they scented everything from gloves to love letters!
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