okra (n.)long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant;
okra (n.)tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus;
Synonyms: gumbo /
okra plant /
lady's-finger /
Abelmoschus esculentus /
Hibiscus esculentus okra (n.)long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews;
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