What does "moschatel" mean?

A plant of species Adoxa moschatellina, with distinctively configured pale green flowers and a musky smell, of boreal circumpolar distribution.

How do you pronounce "moschatel"?

Pronounced //ˌmɒskəˈtɛl//.

Common synonyms include: five-faced bishop, good friday plant, hollowroot, muskroot, muskroot, staggerweed.

//ˌmɒskəˈtɛl// noun

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Noun

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A plant of species Adoxa moschatellina, with distinctively configured pale green flowers and a musky smell, of boreal circumpolar distribution. countable, uncountable

From French moscatelline, from Low Latin moschatellina, from muscus (“musk”).

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