Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hibiscus_esculentus

1 sense of hibiscus esculentus

Sense 1
okra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, 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)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)