lady's-finger

Definitions of lady's-finger
  1. noun
    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
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    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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