abelmosk

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The edible and aromatic seed pods (properly, capsules) of the Abelmoschus moschatus.

   “Egyptian Ketmia, with a perfumed or Musk-Seed..., called Abelmosch of Morison.”

   “Abelmosk grains are the seeds of a plant... indigenous to Central Africa, Arabia, and India.”

2. (countable, uncountable)The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.

   “Abelmosk, Abelmosch, or Abelmusk, the Syrian mallow, or musk okro, a species of hibiscus (H. abelmoschus).”

   “The same description fits abelmosk, the Hibiscus abelmoshus, better known to the world as the East Indian dwarf okra plant.”

3. (countable, plural-normally, uncommon, uncountable)Other members of the genus Abelmoschus, such as okra.