Ochra

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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.]