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okra
noun(o-kra)
long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
Synonyms: gumbo,
okra
noun(o-kra)
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, gumbo, hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra plant,
okra
noun(o-kra)
long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant

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