okra

(ōkrə)

noun

  1. a tall annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) of the mallow family, grown for its slender, ribbed, sticky, green pods
  2. the pods, used as a cooked vegetable and in soups, stews, etc.
  3. gumbo (sense )

Origin: < WAfr name

See okra in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A tall tropical Asian annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) widely cultivated in warm regions for its edible, mucilaginous green pods.
    b. The edible pods of this plant, used in soups and as a vegetable. Also called regionally gumbo.
  2. See gumbo.

Origin:

Origin: Of West African origin

Origin: ; akin to Akan (Twi) nkruma

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