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moschatel

mos·cha·tel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mos-kuh-tel, mos-kuh-tel]
    • /ˌmɒs kəˈtɛl, ˈmɒs kəˌtɛl/
    • /mˈɒʃeɪtəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mos-kuh-tel, mos-kuh-tel]
    • /ˌmɒs kəˈtɛl, ˈmɒs kəˌtɛl/

Definitions of moschatel word

  • noun moschatel a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor. 1
  • noun moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, plant of the genus Adoxa. 1
  • noun moschatel a small N temperate plant, Adoxa moschatellina, with greenish-white musk-scented flowers on top of the stem, arranged as four pointing sideways at right angles to each other and one facing upwards: family Adoxaceae 0

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Origin of moschatel

First appearance:

before 1725
One of the 49% newest English words
1725-35; < French moscatelle < Italian moscatella, equivalent to moscat(o) musk + -ella -elle; -h- from botanical name

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Parts of speech for Moschatel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

moschatel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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