moschatel
[ mos-kuh-tel, mos-kuh-tel ]
/ ˌmɒs kəˈtɛl, ˈmɒs kəˌtɛl /
noun
a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
Also called
musk root,
musk·root
[muhsk-root, -roo t] /ˈmʌskˌrut, -ˌrʊt/.
Origin of moschatel
1725–35; < French
moscatelle < Italian
moscatella, equivalent to
moscat(o) musk +
-ella
-elle;
-h- from botanical name
Words nearby moschatel
mosaicist,
mosasaur,
mosbacher,
mosby,
moschate,
moschatel,
mosconi,
moscow,
moscow art theater,
moscow mule,
moseley
Example sentences from the Web for moschatel
Moschatel, mos′ka-tel, n. a plant with pale-green flowers and a musky smell.
British Dictionary definitions for moschatel
moschatel
/ (ˌmɒskəˈtɛl) /
noun
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
Word Origin for moschatel
C18: via French from Italian
moscatella, diminutive of
moscato
musk