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