Found 2 items, similar to Abelmoschus esculentus.
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Definition: Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus
n : 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 [syn:
okra,
gumbo,
okra plant,
lady's-finger,
Hibiscus esculentus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Abelmoschus esculentus
Okra
\O"kra\, n.
1. (Bot.) An annual plant (
Abelmoschus esculentus syn.
Hibiscus esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in
nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or
pickles; gumbo. [Written also
ocra and
ochra.]
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2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a
dish prepared with them; gumbo.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lady's finger
\La“dy's fin”ger\,
1. pl. (Bot.) The kidney vetch,
Anthyllis vulneraria;
called also
lady's fingers.
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2. (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions
of a finger.
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3. A long, slender variety of the potato.
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4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the branchi[ae] of the lobster.
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5. (Bot.) A tall coarse annual (
Abelmoschus esculentus) of
Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern U. S. and
West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as
basis for soups and stews; it is sometimes placed in the
genus
Hibiscus. [WordNet sense 1]
Note: different from
lady's fingers
Syn: okra, gumbo, okra plant,
Abelmoschus esculentus,
Hibiscus esculentus.
[WordNet 1.5]
Lady's finger
\La“dy's fin”ger\,
1. pl. (Bot.) The kidney vetch,
Anthyllis vulneraria;
called also
lady's fingers.
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2. (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions
of a finger.
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3. A long, slender variety of the potato.
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4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the branchi[ae] of the lobster.
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5. (Bot.) A tall coarse annual (
Abelmoschus esculentus) of
Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern U. S. and
West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as
basis for soups and stews; it is sometimes placed in the
genus
Hibiscus. [WordNet sense 1]
Note: different from
lady's fingers
Syn: okra, gumbo, okra plant,
Abelmoschus esculentus,
Hibiscus esculentus.
[WordNet 1.5]