Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Okra \O"kra\, n.
   The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a dish
   prepared with them; gumbo.

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}.]

Source : WordNet®

okra
     n 1: long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
     2: 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 [syn: {gumbo}, {okra
        plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus}, {Hibiscus
        esculentus}]
     3: long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but
        used especially in soups and stews [syn: {gumbo}]