abel·mos·chus \ˌābəlˈmäskəs, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic abū-l-misk father (source) of the musk : a genus of tropical coarse herbs (family Malvaceae) having large lobed leaves, a spathelike calyx, and often yellow flowers