lady's finger

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lady's finger

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The sense of okra derives from a supposed resemblance to women's fingers.

noun ladies' fingers · lady's fingers · ladyfinger · ladysfinger

Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia Synonym of okra: the edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus.
Similar: okra
Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria).
A long, slender variety of potato.
One of the branchiae of the lobster.
alternative Alternative form of ladyfinger (“a small sponge cake”).

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@misc{lady_s_finger_2026,
  title = {lady's finger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lady's%20finger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}