: a bushy herb (Abelmoschus moschatus synonym Hibiscus moschatus) of tropical Asia often cultivated for its showy, usually creamy yellow flowers with deep purple centers and musky-scented seeds — see ambrettesense 2b
First Known Use of abelmosk
1719, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology for abelmosk
borrowed from New Latin abelmosch, borrowed from Arabic ḥabb al misk, literally, “seeds of the musk”