Ladies' fingers (4)
I believe the answer is:
okra
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ladies' fingers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(ladies' fingers is a name for the okra plant)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for okra that I've seen before include "Tropical plant with edible pods" , "Long green tropical vegetable" , "Ladies' fingers with edible pods" , "Pod eaten in soups, stews etc" , "Bhindi or lady's finger" .)