| 单词 | musk seed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmusk seed musk seed n. [compare French graine de musc (1694)] = musk okra n.; (also) the musky seeds of this plant. ΘΚΠ 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 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 15 This Plant grows likewise in Egypt, where it is called Musk-seed [Fr. Mosc]. 1727–51 E. Chambers Cycl. Amber-seed or Musk-seed..gives a grateful scent to the breath. 1873 Beeton's Dict. Comm. (at cited word) The musk-seed brought from the island of Martinico is accounted better than any other. 1926 W. Fawcett & A. B. Rendle Flora Jamaica V. 142 Musk Ochra, Musk Seed... Naturalized and cultivated. < as lemmas |
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