| NOUN | plant | Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus | genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers |
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| Meaning | genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers. | |
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| Synonym | genus Abelmoschus | |
| Member of | Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family | herbs and shrubs and some trees |
| Members | abelmosk, musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus, Hibiscus moschatus | bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus |
| 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 | |
| Broader | dilleniid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
| Spanish | abelmoschus, genus abelmoschus | |
| Catalan | abelmoschus, Abelmoschus, genus abelmoschus | |
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