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单词 musk plant
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musk plantn.

Brit. /ˈmʌsk plɑːnt/, /ˈmʌsk plant/, U.S. /ˈməsk ˌplænt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: musk n., plant n.1
Etymology: < musk n. + plant n.1
Any of several plants with a musky smell; esp. (a) musk okra, Abelmoschus moschatus (obsolete); (b) musk, Mimulus moschatus.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > musk-plant or -seed
musk mallow1688
musk seed1712
musk okra1756
musk plant1769
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > allied flowers
penstemon1760
musk plant1769
monkey flower1786
nemesia1815
lady's slipper1835
musk flower1835
calceolaria1846
Gerardia1851
musk1866
tiger-mouth1886
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three-birds1889
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altheaa1398
mawa1400
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alceac1440
malva1527
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cut mallow1565
dwarf mallow1578
curled mallow1620
musk1728
Sida1753
curled-leaved mallow1754
marshmallow1814
round dock1825
mallow wort1845
crisped-leaved mallow1846
Modiola1856
velvet-leaf1856
fairy cheeses1869
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musk plant1898
1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 52 Those pointed seta which cover the Musk Plant.
1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxiv. 347 The Musk plant of the West Indies is another species of Hibiscus; its kidney-shaped seeds have a very strong smell of Musk.
1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 465/1 The little yellow-flowered Musk Plant, now so common in gardens and on window-sills in Britain, is M. moschatus, a native of Oregon.
1898 N. L. Britton & A. Brown Illustr. Flora Northern U.S. III. 159 Mimulus moschatus;..Musk-plant.
1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 496 Musk-plant, Mimulus moschatus... This plant..seems to be wet all over with slimy dew and smells of musk.
1963 J. J. Craighead et al. Field Guide Rocky Mountain Wildflowers 172 Musk Plant (M. moschatus Dougl.)..could be confused with smaller forms of Yellow Monkeyflower, but it has sticky, long-haired leaves and stems.
1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 750/2 M. moschatus Douglas. Musk flower; musk plant... Once used for its heady fragrance, musk; in this century it has largely been grown in predominantly unscented clones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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