musk

Definitions

• A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
• A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
• A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
• The odour of musk.
• The musk deer (genus Moschus).
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• A plant of the genus (); the .
• A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
• (slang) The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed.