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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

okra Also known as gumbo, bamya, bamies, and ladies' fingers; edible seed pods of Hibiscus esculentus. Small ridged mucilaginous pods resembling a small cucumber, grown in south America, the West Indies, and India; used in soups and stews. There are two varieties: gomba are oblong, bamya are round. A 100‐g portion (raw) is a rich source of vitamin C; a good source of calcium; a source of carotene (500 μg), vitamin B1, and folate; contains 4 g of dietary fibre; supplies 30 kcal (125 kJ).
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

o·kra / ˈōkrə/ • n. a plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) of the mallow family with long ridged seedpods, native to the Old World tropics. ∎  the immature seedpods of this plant eaten as a vegetable and also used to thicken soups and stews. Also called gumbo.

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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

okra (gumbo) Annual tropical plant with red-centred yellow flowers. The green fruit pods are edible. Height: 0.6–1.8m (2–6ft). Family Malvaceae; species Hibiscus esculentus
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

okra see mallow .

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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

okra See HIBISCUS.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

okra •abhorrer, adorer, Andorra, angora, aura, aurora, bora, Bora-Bora, borer, Camorra, Cora, corer, Dora, Eleonora, Eudora, explorer, fedora, flora, fora, ignorer, Isadora, Kia-Ora, Laura, Leonora, Maura, menorah, Nora, pakora, Pandora, pourer, roarer, scorer, senhora, señora, signora, snorer, soarer, Sonora, sora, storer, Theodora, Torah, Tuscarora, Vlorë •goalscorer • cobra • okra • Oprah •Socotra • Moira • Sudra •chaulmoogra • supra •Brahmaputra, sutra •Zarathustra • Louvre • fulcra •Tripura •borough, burgh, Burra, curragh, demurrer, thorough •Rubbra •penumbra, umbra •tundra • chakra • ultra • kookaburra

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