| Abele | n. [ D. abeel (abeel-boom), OF. abel, aubel, fr. a dim. of L. albus white. ] The white poplar (Populus alba). [ 1913 Webster ] Six abeles i' the churchyard grow. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Abelmosk | n. [ NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk father of musk, i. e., producing musk. See Musk. (or Ar. &hsdot_;abb-al-mosk, musk seed RHUD 1.3 ] (Bot.) An evergreen shrub (Abelmoschus moschatus -- formerly Hibiscus moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow. The seeds produce ambrette-seed oil. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] |
| Abelonian | { } n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Abelite, Abelian |
