abelmoschus esculentus

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsokragumbookra plantlady's-fingerHibiscus esculentus

   Broaderherb

   Part ofAbelmoschus

   Partsgumbookra

Questions about abelmoschus esculentus

What does abelmoschus esculentus mean?

abelmoschus esculentus means "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".

What is another word for abelmoschus esculentus?

Close synonyms include okra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Hibiscus esculentus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abelmoschus esculentus a common word?

abelmoschus esculentus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.