Found 2 items, similar to Abelmoschus esculentus.
English → English (WordNet) 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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions of a finger. [1913 Webster] 3. A long, slender variety of the potato. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the branchi[ae] of the lobster. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions of a finger. [1913 Webster] 3. A long, slender variety of the potato. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the branchi[ae] of the lobster. [1913 Webster] 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]