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Gumbo

noun

Any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water. Synonym: gumbo soil.

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: Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus esculentus, lady's-finger, okra, okra plant.

Long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews. Synonym: okra.

A soup or stew thickened with okra pods.

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... wet retreats. Plants that live in swamps must "perspire" freely and keep their pores open. From the marsh mallow's thick roots the mucilage used in confectionery is obtained, a soothing demulcent long esteemed in medicine. Another relative, the OKRA or GUMBO PLANT of vegetable gardens (Hibiscus esculentus), has mucilage enough in its narrow pods to thicken a potful of soup. Its pale yellow, crimson-centered flowers are quite as beautiful as any hollyhock, ...

— Wild Flowers, An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and - Their Insect Visitors - - Title: Nature's Garden • Neltje Blanchan

Words linked to "Gumbo" : gumbo soil, Abelmoschus, genus Abelmoschus, vegetable, veg, soil, dirt, soup, veggie, herbaceous plant, lady's-finger, herb