Okra

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Okra \O"kra\, n.
     1. (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}.]
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a
        dish prepared with them; gumbo.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  okra
       n 1: long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
       2: 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 [syn: {gumbo}, {okra
          plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus}, {Hibiscus
          esculentus}]
       3: long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but
          used especially in soups and stews [syn: {gumbo}]