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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Bot.) The kidney vetch,
Anthyllis vulneraria ; called alsolady's fingers . - (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions of a finger.
- A long, slender variety of the potato.
- (Zoöl.) One of the branchiæ of the lobster.
- (Bot.) A tall coarse annual (
Abelmoschus esculentus ) of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern U. S. and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; it is sometimes placed in the genus Hibiscus.
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ruzuzu commented on the word lady's finger
List-worthy, but I'm unable to deal with the required apostrophes.
March 27, 2014
bilby commented on the word lady's finger
Here, have some of mine:
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March 28, 2014
alexz commented on the word lady's finger
I prefer ladyfingers
March 28, 2014