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Found 2 hits - Term: okra, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
see also:
abelmoschus esculentus hibiscus esculentus ocra ochra 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
gumbo okra plant lady's-finger abelmoschus esculentus hibiscus esculentus 

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