ambrette

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noun

The musk mallow plant (Abelmoschus moschatus).

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounambrette (countable and uncountable, plural ambrettes)

plural ambrettes

  1. countableuncountableThe musk mallow plant (Abelmoschus moschatus).
  2. countableuncountableThe essential oil produced from the seeds of the musk mallow.
  3. countableuncountableA variety of pear.

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Origin

  1. Frenchambrette
  2. Englishambrette

From French ambrette.

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APA

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MLA

“ambrette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambrette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrette.

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