Lady Finger

Lady finger, or ladyfinger may refer to:

Plants:

  • Okra
  • Polygonum persicaria - more commonly called "lady's thumb"
  • Mammillaria elongata - a species of cactus in the genus Mammillaria
  • Lady Finger Banana, A variety of banana also known as Sucrier, Sugar Banana, or Date Banana.

Other:

  • Ladyfinger (biscuit)
  • "Ladyfingers", a song by Luscious Jackson from their 1999 album Electric Honey
  • Ladyfinger Peak, another name for Bublimotin, a granite spire above the Hunza valley in northern Pakistan
  • Extremely small firecrackers, often arranged in bunches which explode in rapid succession.


Famous quotes containing the words lady and/or finger:

    Sweet Suffolk Owl, so trimly dight
    With feathers, like a lady bright,
    Thou sing’st alone, sitting by night,
    Te whit! Te whoo! Te whit! To whit!
    Thomas Vautor (fl. c. 1590?)

    This is a puzzling world, and Old Harry’s got a finger in it.
    George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)