okra

/หˆษ’kษนษ™/

IPA: /OW1 K R AH0/

noun
  1. 1

    The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.

  2. 2

    The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.

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