muskroot

English

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Etymology

From musk +‎ root.

Noun

muskroot (uncountable)

1. A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula moschata, syn. Ferula sumbul)
2. The root of F. moschata, formerly used in medicine and as a substitute for musk.
3. Plants of genus Adoxa (moschatel), especially species Adoxa moschatellina, found in most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
4. Nardostachys jatamansi (nard)

Synonyms

• (Ferula moschata): sumbal, sumbul
• (Adoxa): five-faced bishop, hollowroot, townhall clock, tuberous crowfoot

References

• “muskroot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.