| n. | 1. | genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Abelmoschus - genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowersdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs 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 Abelmoschus moschatus, abelmosk, Hibiscus moschatus, musk mallow - bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus |
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