#okra_plant__okra__gumbo__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
supertype: #herbaceous_plant__herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
member of: #genus_Abelmoschus
part: #gumbo.veggie__okra long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
part: #okra long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
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