musk
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noun \ˈməsk\Definition of MUSK
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
See Origin of MUSK
Middle English muske, from Middle French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Late Greek moschos, from Middle Persian *mušk-, from Sanskrit muṣka testicle, from diminutive of mūṣ mouse; akin to Old English mūs mouse
First Known Use: 14th century
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