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Muskroot
Meaning
Noun
●
A
tall
umbelliferous
plant
(Ferula moschata,
syn
. Ferula sumbul)
●
The
root
of F. moschata,
f
ormerly used in
medicine
and as a
substitute
f
or musk.
●
In Moschatel family plants & Scandiceae tribe plants:
Plants of
genus
Adoxa (moschatel), especially
species
Adoxa
moschatel
lina, found in most of the
temperate
Northern Hemisphere.
●
Nardostachys
jatamansi
(nard)
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
muskroot
English
musk
English
muscus
Latin
μόσχος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
root
English
root
Middle English (1100-1500)
wroten
Middle English (1100-1500)
wrotan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Sumbal
Sumbul
Hollowroot
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