okras

Noun

• long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
• 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
• long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
• plural of okra

Synonyms

Abelmoschus esculentus, gumbo, Hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra, okra plant