noun
- A small European plant (Adoxa moschatellina) with greenish flowers and a musky scent, found in woodlands and shaded areas.
Usage: botanical term; also called musk stork's-bill
Examples
- The moschatel blooms in spring with delicate pale green flowers.
- Botanists identified moschatel growing along the damp woodland path.
- The plant's name moschatel comes from its faint musky odor.
- Moschatel is a low-growing herb rarely seen in gardens.