okra

/ˈoʊkrə/

/ˈɒkrə/

Other forms: okras

Definitions of okra

1. noun

   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: Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus, gumbo, lady's-finger, okra plant

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2. noun

   a green pod vegetable with edible seeds, often used in soups and stews
   synonyms: gumbo

   type of:

   veg, vegetable, veggie

   edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant