long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews पर्याय: gumbo,
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 पर्याय: gumbo, okra plant, lady''s-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus,