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.]
2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a dish prepared with them; gumbo.
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