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English noun: Hibiscus esculentus

1. Hibiscus esculentus (plant) 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


SynonymsAbelmoschus esculentus, gumbo, lady's-finger, okra, okra plant


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Part holonymgumbo, okra, okra


Member meronymAbelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus









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