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ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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:
Abelmoschus esculentus; gumbo; Hibiscus esculentus; lady's-finger; okra; okra plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Abelmoschus esculentus" is a kind 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)
Meronyms (parts of "Abelmoschus esculentus"):
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)
Holonyms ("Abelmoschus esculentus" is a member of...):
Abelmoschus; genus Abelmoschus (genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers)
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