Okra (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Hypernyms

• Seedpod

Meaning ²

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.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Gumbo
• Hibiscus Esculentus
• Abelmoschus Esculentus
• Okra Plant
• Lady's-finger

Hypernyms

• Herbaceous Plant

Meaning ³

Long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Synonyms

• Gumbo

Hypernyms

• Veg
• Vegetable