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lady's-finger

DEFINITIONS OF: lady's-finger

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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

Synonyms:
Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus, gumbo, okra, okra plant
Type 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
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