ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Abelmoschus moschatus mean? 

• ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS (noun)
  The noun ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS has 1 sense:

1. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus

  Familiarity information: ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS (noun)

Meaning:

Bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Abelmoschus moschatus; abelmosk; Hibiscus moschatus; musk mallow

Hypernyms ("Abelmoschus moschatus" is a kind of...):

mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)

Holonyms ("Abelmoschus moschatus" is a member of...):

Abelmoschus; genus Abelmoschus (genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers)