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单词 musk-mallow
释义

musk /musk/

noun
  1. A strong-smelling substance, used in perfumery, obtained chiefly from the male musk deer
  2. A similar substance secreted by other animals, eg the civet
  3. A synthetic reproduction of either substance, for use in perfumery
  4. The odour of either substance, or of its synthetic substitute
  5. The musk deer
  6. A species of Mimulus, said once to have smelt of musk
adjective

(used attrib with the names of many animals and plants) supposed to smell of musk

transitive verb

To perfume with musk

ORIGIN: Fr musc, from L muscus, Gr moschos, prob from Pers mushk, perh from Sans mụska a testicle (for which the gland has been mistaken)

musked /muskt/ adjective

Smelling or tasting like musk

muskˈily adverb

muskˈiness noun

musˈkone or musˈcone noun

A macrocyclic ketone that gives musk its distinctive smell and is synthesized for use as an ingredient in perfumes

muskˈy adjective (muskˈier; muskˈiest)

Having the odour of musk

muskˈ-bag, muskˈ-cod, muskˈ-pod, muskˈ-pouch or muskˈ-sac noun

A musk gland

muskˈ-bag or muskˈ-ball noun

A bag or ball containing musk, as a perfuming sachet

musk beetle noun

A longicorn beetle that smells of attar of roses

muskˈ-cat noun

  1. A musk-yielding animal, usu the musk deer, prob confused with the civet cat
  2. A scented effeminate dandy
  3. A courtesan

muskˈ-cavy noun

The hog-rat

musk deer noun

A hornless deer (Moschus moschiferus) of Asia, the chief source of musk

musk duck noun

(also by confusion muscovy duck) a large musky-smelling S American duck (Cairina moschata)

musk gland noun

A skin pit in some animals producing musk

muskˈ-mallow noun

A species of mallow with a faint odour of musk

musk melon noun

Any of various common varieties of melon, including the honeydew (the name appar transferred from a musky-scented kind)

musk orchid noun

A small musk-scented European orchid (Herminium monorchis)

musk ox noun

A long-haired ruminant (Ovibos moschatus) of N Canada and Greenland, exhaling a strong musky smell

musk pear noun

A fragrant variety of pear

muskˈ-plant noun

A plant, Mimulus moschatus

muskˈ-plum noun

A fragrant kind of plum

muskˈrat noun

  1. The musquash
  2. A musk shrew
  3. Its fur

musk rose noun

A fragrant species of rose, with white flowers

muskˈ-sheep noun

The musk-ox

musk shrew noun

  1. The desman
  2. A musky-smelling Indian shrew

musk thistle noun

A thistle (Carduus nutans) with large drooping scented heads

musk turtle noun

Any of a group of small American turtles of the genus Sternotherus, esp S. odoratus which has a particularly musky smell

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