okra
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
okra /ˈɒkrə, ˈəʊkrə/
▶noun a plant of the mallow family with long ridged seed pods, native to the Old World tropics. [Abelmoschus esculentus.]
■ the immature seed pods of the okra plant, eaten as a vegetable.
– origin C18: a W. Afr. word.
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