okra Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
  2. 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
    Abelmoschus esculentus; Hibiscus esculentus; lady's-finger; okra plant; gumbo.
  3. noun long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
    gumbo.

WordNet

O"kra noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An annual plant (Abelmoschus, ∨ 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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