okra (n)
gumbo (n)
okra plant (n)
lady's-finger (n)
Abelmoschus esculentus (n)
Hibiscus esculentus (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def 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
def sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
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Hypernym herb, herbaceous plant
Member holonym Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus
Part meronym gumbo, okra; okra
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Part holonym gumbo, okra; okra
Member meronym Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus
Hyponym herb, herbaceous plant

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