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Noun okra has 3 senses

okra - long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
--₁ is a kind of pod, seedpod
--₁ is a part of
okra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus
okra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus - 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
--₂ is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--₂ is a member of Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus
--₂ has parts: gumbo, okra; okra
gumbo, okra - long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
--₃ is a kind of vegetable, veggie
--₃ is a part of
okra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus