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}.]