/mʌsk; mʌsk/
n [U]
1 strong-smelling substance produced in glands by the male musk-deer, used in the manufacture of perfume 麝香.
2 any of several plants with a similar smell 麝香植物.

n[U]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Greek moschos, from Persian mushk, from Sanskrit muska 'testicle'; because the substance comes from a part of a deer near its testicles]
a substance with a strong smell that is used to make perfume
written a strong smell, especially the way a person smells
　the musk of sweat and muscle
>muskyadj