ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase abelmoschus esculentus. (close relations)
Definition of ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS
abelmoschus
Best Alternative Words for ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS
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okra | nounn | |||||||
noun • long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant • 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 • long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews | ||||||||
gumbo | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water • 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 • long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews • a soup or stew thickened with okra pods | ||||||||
lady's-finger | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
hibiscus esculentus | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
okra plant | nounn | |||||||
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 |