okra

1. (noun) 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: Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus, gumbo, lady's-finger, okra plant
Related Words: herb, herbaceous plant

2. (noun) long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
Related Words: pod, seedpod

3. (noun) long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
Synonyms: gumbo
Related Words: vegetable, veggie



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