The Clue
Pod vegetable (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OKRA
Tags
Notes
The answer OKRA is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
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Definition
OKRA as a noun:
1. long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
2. (okra, gumbo, okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus) = 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
3. (gumbo, okra) = long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews