moschatel

moschatel
/mos'keuh tel", mos"keuh tel'/, n.
a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
[1725-35; < F moscatelle < It moscatella, equiv. to moscat(o) musk + -ella -ELLE; -h- from botanical name]

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  • moschatel — mos·cha·tel …   English syllables

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  • hollow root — Moschatel Mos cha*tel , n. [Gr. ? musk: cf. F. moscatelline. See {Muscadel}, {Musk}.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Adoxa} ({Adoxa moschatellina}), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky smell. It is found in woods in all… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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