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单词 moschatel
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moschatel

[ mos-kuh-tel, mos-kuh-tel ]
/ ˌmɒs kəˈtɛl, ˈmɒs kəˌtɛl /

noun

a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
Also called musk root, musk·root [muhsk-root, -root] /ˈmʌskˌrut, -ˌrʊt/ .

Origin of moschatel

1725–35; <French moscatelle<Italian moscatella, equivalent to moscat(o) musk + -ella-elle; -h- from botanical name

Words nearby moschatel

mosaic wart, mosasaur, Mosbacher, Mosby, moschate, moschatel, Mosconi, moscovium, Moscow, Moscow Art Theater, Moscow mule
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Example sentences from the Web for moschatel

  • Moschatel, mos′ka-tel, n. a plant with pale-green flowers and a musky smell.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for moschatel

moschatel
/ (ˌmɒskəˈtɛl) /

noun

a small N temperate plant, Adoxa moschatellina, with greenish-white musk-scented flowers on top of the stem, arranged as four pointing sideways at right angles to each other and one facing upwards: family AdoxaceaeAlso called: townhall clock, five-faced bishop

Word Origin for moschatel

C18: via French from Italian moscatella, diminutive of moscato musk
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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