» abelmoschus
Noun (1 meaning)
1. genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers.
abelmoschus is a type of:
- dilleniid dicot genus (noun) - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
abelmoschus is a member of:
- Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family (noun) - herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows
members of abelmoschus:
- abelmosk, musk mallow, Abelmoschus moschatus, Hibiscus moschatus (noun) - 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 (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