musk

noun

• 1a strong-smelling reddish-brown substance that is secreted by the male musk deer for scent-marking and is an important ingredient in perfumery.
• a secretion similar to musk from another animal:civets habitually deposit tiny amounts of musk

• 2 (also musk plant or musk flower) a relative of the monkey flower that was formerly cultivated for its musky perfume, which has been lost in the development of modern varieties.

  • Genus Mimulus, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular M. moschatus