Hibiscus esculentus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Hibiscus 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.]

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