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Abelmoschus or Hibiscus esculentus

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Okra \O"kra\, n. (Bot.)
   An annual plant ({Abelmoschus, or Hibiscus, esculentus}),
   whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much
   used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo. [Written also
   {ocra} and {ochra}.]
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