1. 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
   "They harvested fresh bhindi for their gumbo recipe";
   - okra, gumbo [N. Amer], okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus
    
2. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
   "bhindi is a key ingredient in gumbo, providing both flavour and thickening";
   - okra
    
3. Long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sautéed but used especially in soups and stews
   "He prepared crispy fried bhindi as a side dish";
   - gumbo [N. Amer], okra

Derived forms: bhindis

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, pod, seedpod, veg [Brit, informal], vegetable, veggie [informal]

Part of: Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus

Encyclopedia: Bhindi