Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A'BEL-MOSK
A'BEL-MOSK, n.
A trivial name of a species of hibiscus, or Syrian mallow. The plant rises on a herbaceous stalk, three or four feet, sending out two or three side branches. The seeds have a musky odor, [whence its name, μοσχος,] for which reason the Arabians mix them with coffee.
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