Moschatel

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moschatel \Mos"cha*tel`\, n. [Gr. ? musk: cf. F. moscatelline.
     See {Muscadel}, {Musk}.] (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus {Adoxa} ({Adoxa moschatellina}), the
     flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky
     smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is
     called also {hollow root} and {musk crowfoot}. --Loudon.


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