Abelmosk: alternatives and connections

An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.

Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of…

shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye

Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on…

A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.

A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds abou…

shrub of southern Florida to West Indies

A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a…

A small ruminant of the family Tragulidae a allied to the musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See Kanchil.

An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.

Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east s…

A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinia.

A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.

tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green po…

Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical pa…

A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightni…

Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies.

A name designating the East Indies, also the West Indies.