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    ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    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 Hibiscusplay

    Synonyms:

    Abelmoschus esculentus; gumbo; Hibiscus esculentus; lady's-finger; okra; okra plant

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    Nouns denoting plants

    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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