About The Word Okra
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Okra
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What's The Definition Of Okra?
[n] long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
[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 [n] long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant Synonyms | Synonyms for Okra: Abelmoschus esculentus | gumbo | gumbo | Hibiscus esculentus | lady's-finger | okra plant Related Terms | Find terms related to Okra: See Also | Abelmoschus | Abelmoschus esculentus | genus Abelmoschus | herb | herbaceous plant | Hibiscus esculentus | lady's-finger | okra | okra | okra plant | pod | seedpod | vegetable | veggie Okra In Webster's Dictionary \O"kra\, n.
The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a dish
prepared with them; gumbo.
\O"kra\, n. (Bot.) An annual plant ({Abelmoschus, or Hibiscus, esculentus}), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo. [Written also {ocra} and {ochra}.] |
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