Okra

  • 11Okra — Abelmoschus esculentus Okra flower bud and immature seed pod Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 12okra — /oh kreuh/, n. 1. a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods. 2. the pods, used in soups, stews, etc. 3. a dish made with the pods. Also called gumbo. [1670 80; said to be of West African origin, though precise… …

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  • 13okra — əʊkrÉ™ n. pod shaped green vegetable used in soups and stew; type of plant that bears the okra pod; dish prepared with okra, gumbo …

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  • 14okra — /ˈɒkrə / (say okruh), /ˈoʊk / (say ohk ) noun 1. a tall plant of the mallow family, Abelmoschus esculentus, cultivated for its edible mucilaginous pods, used in soups, etc. 2. the pods collectively, eaten as a vegetable: *A traditional table was… …

  • 15okra — noun Etymology: of African origin; akin to Ibo ókùrù okra Date: 1679 1. a tall annual herb (Abelmoschus esculentus) of the mallow family that is cultivated for its mucilaginous green pods used especially in soups or stews; also the pods of this… …

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  • 16Okra — Gombo Gombo …

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  • 17Okra — Ok|ra 〈f. 10; Bot.〉 längliche, als Gemüse genutzte Frucht eines strauchigen Malvengewächses: Hibiscus esculentus [westafrikan.] * * * Ok|ra, die; , s [aus einer westafrik. Sprache]: längliche Frucht einer Eibischart. * * * Okra  … …

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  • 18okra — [[t]o͟ʊkrə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Okra is a vegetable that consists of long green parts containing seeds …

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  • 19okra — [ ɒkrə, əʊkrə] 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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  • 20ókra — e ž (ọ) 1. min. skupek prstenih železovih mineralov: molibdenova okra 2. redko rumeno rjava barva; oker: premazati tla z okro …

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