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okra

noun

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

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Word length
4
Starts with
O
Ends with
A
Contains
KR
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B2

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ˈəʊkɹə

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noun

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

noun

  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

noun

  1. Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant

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