黄秋葵

园艺

[ 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
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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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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.
[WordNet 1.5]


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.
[WordNet 1.5]