Definition of Okra

Noun: okra  ow-kru [N. Amer], ók-ru or ow-kru [Brit]

1. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
   - bhindi [Asia]
    
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
   - gumbo [N. Amer], okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus, bhindi [Asia]
    
3. Long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sautéed but used especially in soups and stews
   - gumbo [N. Amer], bhindi [Asia]

See also:
Oklahoman
okras

Anagrams containing the word okra

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