abelmoschus : Idioms & Phrases

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abelmoschus esculentus

  • 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; Hibiscus esculentus; lady's-finger; okra plant; gumbo.
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abelmoschus moschatus

  • noun bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
    musk mallow; Hibiscus moschatus; abelmosk.
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genus abelmoschus

  • noun genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
    Abelmoschus.
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