Defenition of the word okra

• Defenition of the word okra

  • long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
  • long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
  • 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

Synonyms for the word okra

• • Abelmoschus esculentus
  • gumbo
  • Hibiscus esculentus
  • lady's-finger
  • okra plant

Meronymys for the word okra

• • Abelmoschus
  • Abelmoschus esculentus
  • genus Abelmoschus
  • gumbo
  • Hibiscus esculentus
  • lady's-finger
  • okra
  • okra plant

Hypernyms for the word okra

• • herb
  • herbaceous plant
  • pod
  • seedpod
  • veg
  • vegetable
  • veggie

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