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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mos•cha•tel (mos′kə tel′, mos′kə tel′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- Italian moscatella, equivalent. to moscat(o) musk + -ella -elle; -h- from botanical name
- French moscatelle
- 1725–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: moschatel /ˌmɒskəˈtɛl/ n - 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 Adoxaceae
Also called: townhall clock, five-faced bishop
Etymology: 18th Century: via French from Italian moscatella, diminutive of moscato musk |