Dictionary entry

Moschatel

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.