Abelmoschus esculentus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Abelmoschus esculentus
    n 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 [syn: {okra}, {gumbo},
         {okra plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus},
         {Hibiscus esculentus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Okra \O"kra\, n.
   1. (Bot.) An annual plant ({Abelmoschus esculentus} syn.
      {Hibiscus esculentus}), whose green pods, abounding in
      nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or
      pickles; gumbo. [Written also {ocra} and {ochra}.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a
      dish prepared with them; gumbo.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lady's finger \La"dy's fin"ger\,
   1. pl. (Bot.) The kidney vetch, {Anthyllis vulneraria};
      called also {lady's fingers}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions
      of a finger.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A long, slender variety of the potato.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. (Zool.) One of the branchiae of the lobster.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. (Bot.) A tall coarse annual ({Abelmoschus esculentus}) of
      Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern U. S. and
      West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as
      basis for soups and stews; it is sometimes placed in the
      genus {Hibiscus}. [WordNet sense 1]

   Note: different from {lady's fingers}

   Syn: okra, gumbo, okra plant, {Abelmoschus esculentus},
        Hibiscus esculentus.
        [WordNet 1.5]