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gumbo, okra | long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews | |
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okra | long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant | |
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gumbo, okra, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus, ladies' fingers | 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 |