We found 2 definitions of abelmoschus from 2 different sources.
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abelmoschus - genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers | ||
genus Abelmoschus | ||
dilleniid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs | ||
family malvaceae, mallow family, malvaceae herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra | ||
abelmoschus esculentus, hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra plant, okra, gumbo 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 |