| Abelmoschus esculentus | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. abelmoschus esculentus, gumbo, hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra, okra plant | tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus. |
| ~ gumbo, okra | long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews. |
| ~ abelmoschus, genus abelmoschus | genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers. |
| ~ okra | long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant. |
| ~ herb, herbaceous plant | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. |
| okra | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. okra | long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant. |
| ~ abelmoschus esculentus, hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra plant, gumbo, okra | tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus. |
| ~ seedpod, pod | a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant. |
| n. (food) | 2. gumbo, okra | long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews. |
| ~ veg, vegetable, veggie | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant. |
| ~ abelmoschus esculentus, hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra plant, gumbo, okra | tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus. |
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