Abelmoschus

Translingual edit

Abelmoschus esculentus, known commonly as okra.

Etymology edit

From New Latin, from Arabic حَبّ الْمِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, literally “pills of musk”).

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.bəlˈmɑs.kəs/

Proper noun edit

Abelmoschus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – tropical herbs, with large leaves.^[1]

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family

References edit

Abelmoschus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Abelmoschus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Abelmoschus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 3

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