Okra

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: {okra}, {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}, {okra}]
    

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.]