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Abelmoschus

noun
Abel·​mos·​chus | \ ˌābəlˈmäskəs\

Definition of Abelmoschus

: a genus of tropical coarse herbs (family Malvaceae) having large lobed leaves, a spathelike calyx, and often yellow flowers

First Known Use of Abelmoschus

circa 1801, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Abelmoschus

borrowed from New Latin abelmosch, abelmoschus abelmosk

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