 gumbo |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews | |
| Synonyms: | okra | |
| Related terms: | vegetable okra | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | okra_plant lady's-finger Abelmoschus_esculentus Hibiscus_esculentus okra | |
| Related terms: | herb Abelmoschus okra | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (geology) any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water | |
| Synonyms: | gumbo_soil | |
| Related terms: | soil | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (food) a soup or stew thickened with okra pods | |
| Related terms: | soup | |
| Similar spelling: |
Gunby guimpe |
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