MOSCHATEL Definition & Meaning

moschatel

[mos-kuh-tel, mos-kuh-tel]

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noun

a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.

moschatel

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noun

Also called: townhall clock.�� five-faced bishop.��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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of moschatel¹

1725–35; < French moscatelle < Italian moscatella, equivalent to moscat ( o ) musk + -ella -elle; -h- from botanical name

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of moschatel¹

C18: via French from Italian moscatella, diminutive of moscato _musk

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He knows his botany, so when describing the hidden entrance to the holloway he is able to list the guardian plants with great exactness: between the snaking tree roots he spots "the umbrals: hart's tongue fern, shining cranesbill, ivy, and moschatel, the lover of shade".

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Moschatel, mos′ka-tel, n. a plant with pale-green flowers and a musky smell.

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moschate Mosconi

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