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moschatel

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mos·cha·tel  (msk-tl, msk-tl)
n.
A perennial herb (Adoxa moschatellina) native to northern regions of Eurasia and North America, having greenish-white, musk-scented flowers. Also called muskroot.
[French moscatelle, from Italian moscatella, feminine diminutive of moscato, musk, from Late Latin muscus; see musk.]
moschatel [ˌmɒskəˈtɛl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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
[via French from Italian moscatella, diminutive of moscato musk]


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