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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·kra n.
 1. Bot. An annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus syn. Hibiscus esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo. [Written also ocra and ochra.]
 2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a dish prepared with them; gumbo.