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Hibiscus esculentus (gcide) | Okra \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.]
[1913 Webster]
2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a
dish prepared with them; gumbo.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
hibiscus esculentus (wn) | Hibiscus esculentus
n 1: 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 [syn: okra, gumbo,
okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus,
Hibiscus esculentus] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Hibiscus esculentus (gcide) | Okra \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.]
[1913 Webster]
2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a
dish prepared with them; gumbo.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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