hibiscus_esculentus | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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: | gumbo okra_plant lady's-finger Abelmoschus_esculentus okra | |
Related terms: | herb Abelmoschus okra gumbo | |
Similar spelling: |
Hibiscus_moschatus Hibiscus_tiliaceus Hibiscus_trionum Hibiscus_moscheutos Hibiscus_syriacus Hibiscus_cannabinus Hibiscus_mutabilis Hibiscus_farragei |