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okra
(ō′krə)
noun
- a tall annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) of the mallow family, grown for its slender, ribbed, sticky, green pods
- the pods, used as a cooked vegetable and in soups, stews, etc.
- gumbo (sense )
Origin: < WAfr name
See okra in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- 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.
- See gumbo.
Origin:
Origin: Of West African origin
Origin: ; akin to Akan (Twi) nkruma
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