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okra::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abelmoschus esculentus, gumbo, hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra plant |
| Type of | herbaceous plant, herb |
Examples of okra
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Breaded and deep-fried okra was a treat when I was a kid growing up in Oklahoma.
From the sfgate.com
Meanwhile in South Carolina low-country cooking, okra finds a home in okra soup.
From the tennessean.com
My sides were collard greens, white corn and fried okra, and they were all good.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Each farmer tends 500 square meters of land growing onions, cucumbers, and okra.
From the voanews.com
Director Rana Morris harvests tomatoes, okra and pepperoncinis on Thursday, Aug.
From the timesunion.com
I love vienna sausages, pork rinds, pickled okra and pretty much anything fried.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Fresh beets and okra were plentiful, and shoppers purchased them at a rapid clip.
From the kansas.com
They also went through a list of vegetables such as carrots, broccoli and okra.
From the stltoday.com
Both include up to a dozen vegetables, of which okra and butterbeans are musts.
From the washingtontimes.com
- 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
- Gumbo: long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
- Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench, pronounced , , known in many English-speaking countries as lady's fingers or gumbo) is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. ...
- The annual plant, Hibiscus esculentus, of Ethiopian origin, grown for its edible pods
- A tall plant from the mallow family that produces an edible pod containing a gooey, mucilaginous flesh with seeds. Often called "gumbo" because is used in gumbos, soups and stews. Okra serves to thicken the liquid in which it is cooked.
- A vegetable brought to the U.S. South by African slaves. Okra pods are green and ridged. When cooked, okra gives off a viscous substance which may serve as a thickener in some dishes.
- A seeded pod chopped and served in gumbo, or served as a fried dish
- Native to Africa, pods are gelatinous, adding a thickening agent to soups and stews. available frozen throughout the year, fresh seasonally
