muskroot

Meaning

Noun

• Ferula moschata (species) (syn. Ferula sumbul (species)), a the tall umbelliferous plant
• The root of F. moschata, formerly used in medicine and as a substitute for musk.
• Adoxa (moschatel), especially Adoxa moschatellina (species), found in most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

Related

Similar words

• sumbal, sumbul
• five-faced bishop, hollowroot, townhall clock, tuberous crowfoot

Origin

• musk + root