A tall plant of the mallow family, Abelmoschus (or Hibiscus) esculentus, native to Africa and widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions…

The plant okra, Abelmoschus esculentus. Also: the fruit of this plant, used in cookery as a vegetable and for thickening soups and stews.

A colloquial name for the okra plant or its pods (Hibiscus esculentus). Also attributive.

Applied to various fruits and vegetables having an unusually long and slender form. = okra, n. Also in plural with singular agreement.