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Meaning of MOSCHATEL

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mos"cha*tel`\, n. [Gr. ? musk: cf. F. moscatelline.
See {Muscadel}, {Musk}.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Adoxa} ({A. 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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