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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