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Detailed Synonyms for Hibiscus esculentus in English
Hibiscus esculentus:
Hibiscus esculentus [the ~] nom
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the Hibiscus esculentus
– 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 1the okra; the okra plant; the Abelmoschus esculentus; the Hibiscus esculentus; the gumbo; the lady's-finger– 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 1