Meaning of OKRA
| Pronunciation: | | 'owkru
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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