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Definition of Abelmoschus esculentus
1. 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.
Terms within: Gumbo, Okra, Okra
Group relationships: Abelmoschus, Genus Abelmoschus
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abelmoschus Esculentus
Literary usage of Abelmoschus esculentus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reading List on Papermaking Materials by Clarence Jay West (1921)
"Bull. fabr. papier; Taper Maker xlviii, No. 6, 802 (Dec. 1, 1914); Paper Making
xxxiii, No. 8, 314-316. Abelmoschus. See Hibiscus. Abelmoschus esculentus. ..."
2. Economic plants of Porto Rico by Orator Fuller Cook, Guy N. Collins (1903)
"... which have a strong odor of musk. At Cataño this was called " caballo asi."
(Stahl, 2: 87. as Abelmoschus moschatus.) Abelmoschus esculentus. ..."
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