abelmoschus esculentus

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 112192483)
    is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    belongs to: abelmoschus, genus abelmoschus - genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
    has:
    • gumbo, okra - long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
    • okra - long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
    same as: gumbo, hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra, okra plant

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