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Definition of 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

Similar Words: okra, gumbo, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus

Member Meronyms: Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus

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