ladies' fingers

British  

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) another name for kidney vetch okra

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Example Sentences

People have also been talking about new terms given to other foods, such as "green soup" to refer to the soup made from leaves of the molokhia plant, described as a vegetable with a taste and texture similar to okra, also known as ladies' fingers.

From BBC

Okra. Also called “ladies’ fingers,” there's more to this veggie than its slimy reputation.

From US News

These tubes are put in the pastry-bag, at the smaller end of it, to make meringues, ladies' fingers, etc.; they are of tin, and can be made by any tinsmith.

From Project Gutenberg

The ladies'-fingers and petticoat-tails those officers sent to Livvy, I ate them also!

From Project Gutenberg

There are of course loads of grapes, varying from the little honey-tasting purple sort, that has been introduced from California, to the huge but somewhat insipid bunches of the white Regina; we note also the quaintly shaped “Ladies’ Fingers,” which are especially sweet.

From Project Gutenberg