Mŏs'che-tel, n.

n. [N. Lat. moschatellina, from Gr. μόσχος, Lat. muscus, musk; It. moscatellina, Fr. moscateline. See Musk.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Adoxa (A. moschatellina), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is called also hollow-root and musk crow-foot. London.*