Found 2 items, similar to Hibiscus esculentus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Hibiscus esculentus Hibiscus 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, Abelmoschus esculentus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hibiscus 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.]