(Bot.) An annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus syn. 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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Words linked to "Okra" : lady's-finger, vegetable, seedpod, okra plant, pod, herb, Abelmoschus esculentus |
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