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hollow root
Moschatel \Mos"cha*tel`\, n. [Gr. ? musk: cf. F. moscatelline.
See Muscadel, Musk.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Adoxa ( Adoxa 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 crowfoot.
--Loudon.
Usage examples of "hollow root".
When they came to the flared mouth of what seemed to be a giant hollow root, it shoved her ahead.
Go you to yonder sycamore-tree, and hide your bottle of drink under the hollow root of it.