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}.
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2. (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions
of a finger.
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3. A long, slender variety of the potato.
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4. (Zool.) One of the branchiae of the lobster.
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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.
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