ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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

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

	See Also:	Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus, herb, herbaceous plant