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okra
CIDE DICTIONARY
okra, n.
- An annual plant (
Abelmoschus esculentus syn.Hibiscus esculentus ), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo. [1913 Webster] - The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a dish prepared with them; gumbo. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
okra, n.
1 a malvaceous African plant, Abelmoschus esculentus, yielding long ridged seed-pods.
2 the seed-pods eaten as a vegetable and used to thicken soups and stews. Also called GUMBO, ladies' fingers.
1 a malvaceous African plant, Abelmoschus esculentus, yielding long ridged seed-pods.
2 the seed-pods eaten as a vegetable and used to thicken soups and stews. Also called GUMBO, ladies' fingers.
Etymology
W.Afr. native name
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