What is "abelmoschus esculentus"

Lady's finger \La"dy's fin"ger\,

1. pl. (Bot.) The kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria; called also lady's fingers.

2. (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions of a finger.

3. A long, slender variety of the potato.

4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the branchi[ae] of the lobster.

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.

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.]

2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a dish prepared with them; gumbo.