okra
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
the pods, used in soups, stews, etc.
a dish made with the pods.
Origin of okra
1- Also called gumbo.
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How to use okra in a sentence
Put in three or four quarts boiling water, together with pepper and salt, eighteen okras, one-half peck cut up tomatoes.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia | Marion Cabell TyreePut in the required quantity of sliced okras, cover and cook for fifteen minutes.
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book | Myrtle ReedThe okras have recovered under the influence of recent showers, and have new blossoms.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital | John Beauchamp Jones
British Dictionary definitions for okra
/ (ˈəʊkrə) /
Also called: ladies' fingers an annual malvaceous plant, Hibiscus esculentus, of the Old World tropics, with yellow-and-red flowers and edible oblong sticky green pods
the pod of this plant, eaten in soups, stews, etc: See also gumbo (def. 1)
Origin of okra
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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