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Okra

Okra Meaning & Definition
Okra Definition And Meaning

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

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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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