muskroot

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noun

A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula moschata, syn. Ferula sumbul)

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Meanings

nounmuskroot (usually uncountable, plural muskroots)

plural muskroots

  1. uncountableusuallyA tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula moschata, syn. Ferula sumbul)

    Synonyms: sumbal, sumbul

  2. uncountableusuallyRoot of F. moschata, formerly used in medicine and as a substitute for musk.
  3. uncountableusuallyAny plants of genus Adoxa (moschatel), especially species Adoxa moschatellina, found in most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

    Synonyms: five-faced bishop, hollowroot, townhall clock, tuberous crowfoot

  4. uncountableusuallyNard (Nardostachys jatamansi)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula moschata, syn. Ferula sumbul)

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sumbalsumbul

nounAny plants of genus Adoxa (moschatel), especially species Adoxa moschatellina, found in most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

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five-faced bishophollowroottownhall clocktuberous crowfoot
Also see
good friday planthollowrootmoschatelnardstaggerweed

Origin

From musk + root.

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APA

muskroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muskroot

MLA

“muskroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muskroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muskroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muskroot.

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