Okra - Definition

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]