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okra

/'oʊkrə/

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noun
long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
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gumbo

type of:
vegetable veggie veg

part of:
lady's-finger abelmoschus esculentus gumbo hibiscus esculentus okra plant
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
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Similar:

abelmoschus esculentus gumbo hibiscus esculentus lady's-finger okra plant

type of:
herbaceous plant herb
noun
long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
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type of:
pod seedpod

part of:
gumbo abelmoschus esculentus lady's-finger okra plant hibiscus esculentus

Definition that contains okra

gumbo a soup or stew thickened with okra pods
okra long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
malvaceae herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
brunswick stew spicy southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes
family malvaceae herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
mallow family herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra