"Hibiscus esculentus" shine sunan kimiyya don okra, furen fure wanda kuma aka sani da yatsun mata ko gumbo. Kalmar "hibiscus" ta fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci "hibískos," wanda ke nufin marshmallow, kuma "esculentus" ya fito daga kalmar Latin "esculentum," wanda ke nufin edible. Saboda haka, "Hibiscus esculentus" yana nufin tsire-tsire da ake ci tare da furanni masu kama da marshmallow, wanda aka fi sani da okra.