okra (ˈəʊkrə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: ladies' fingers an annual malvaceous plant, Hibiscus esculentus, of the Old World tropics, with yellow-and-red flowers and edible oblong sticky green pods |
| 2. | See also gumbo the pod of this plant, eaten in soups, stews, etc |
| [C18: of W African origin] | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |