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An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow.
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- n. An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow.
- n. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
- An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow.
- An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus-moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whosemusky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimescalled musk mallow.
- n. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus