What does "lady's-finger" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "lady's-finger"?

Common synonyms include: abelmoschus esculentus, gumbo, hibiscus esculentus, okra, okra plant.

Lady's-finger

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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 wordnet

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abelmoschus esculentus gumbo hibiscus esculentus okra okra plant

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