Source : WordNet®

Abelmoschus esculentus
     n : 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}, {Hibiscus esculentus}]