musk

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Pronunciation: 'm&sk
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English muske, from Middle French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Late Greek moschos, from Middle Persian *musk-, from Sanskrit muska testicle, from diminutive of mus mouse; akin to Old English mus mouse
1 a : a substance with a penetrating persistent odor obtained from a sac beneath the abdominal skin of the male musk deer and used as a perfume fixative; also : a similar substance from another animal or a synthetic substitute b : the odor of musk; also : an odor resembling musk especially in heaviness or persistence
2 : any of various plants with musky odors; especially : MUSK PLANT

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