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Gumbo

A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.

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Broader term 5

Dirt 76% connected

Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as, a wagonload of di…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Herb 76% connected

A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Soil 76% connected

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Soup 76% connected

A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned or flavored; strong broth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vegetable 76% connected

Of or pertaining to plants; having the nature of, or produced by, plants; as, a vegetable nature; vegetable growths, juices, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Containing whole 1

Okra 70% connected

An annual plant (Abelmoschus, / Hibiscus, esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Component part 1

Okra 70% connected

An annual plant (Abelmoschus, / Hibiscus, esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Okra 92% connected

An annual plant (Abelmoschus, / Hibiscus, esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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