A'bel-mōsk, n.

n. [Ar. abu-l-misk, father of musk. In Arabic a great many words are thus compounded with abu, father, which takes the sense of having, endowed with, possessed of. See MUSK.] (Bot.) The musk-mallow (Abelmoschus moschatus), or Syrian mallow, which produces seeds of a musky odor, often used in the East for giving flavor to coffee, and also in perfumery. Lindley.