Abelmoschus
noun
Abel·mos·chus
ˌābəlˈmäskəs
: a genus of tropical coarse herbs (family Malvaceae) having large lobed leaves, a spathelike calyx, and often yellow flowers
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin abelmosch, abelmoschus abelmosk
First Known Use
circa 1801, in the meaning defined above