Abelmoschus esculentus

Noun

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Abelmoschus esculentus - 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 Synonyms: Hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra plant, gumbo, okra

Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus, gumbo, herb, herbaceous plant, Hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra, okra plant