"lady's finger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ladies' fingers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ladies' fingers}} lady's finger (plural ladies' fingers)
  1. (chiefly India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei) Okra; an edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus. Tags: Brunei, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore Synonyms: ladies' fingers
    Sense id: en-lady's_finger-en-noun-UMtr4GZw Categories (other): Bruneian English, Indian English, Malaysian English, Myanmar English, Pakistani English, Singapore English
  2. Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria). Categories (lifeform): Legumes, Mallow subfamily plants, Potatoes, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-lady's_finger-en-noun--H1RD8nu Disambiguation of Legumes: 26 57 3 2 13 Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 38 47 3 1 10 Disambiguation of Potatoes: 24 53 7 5 11 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 21 45 22 4 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 58 1 1 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 57 2 1 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 58 1 1 13
  3. A small cake of about the dimensions of a finger. Synonyms: ladyfinger
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  4. A long, slender variety of potato.
    Sense id: en-lady's_finger-en-noun-K7bUUElF
  5. One of the branchiae of the lobster.
    Sense id: en-lady's_finger-en-noun-j7PL2q6x
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