gumbo

n 1: any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and

very sticky mud when saturated with water [syn: {gumbo

soil}]

2: 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 [syn: {okra}, {okra

plant}, {lady's-finger}, {Abelmoschus esculentus}, {Hibiscus

esculentus}]

3: long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but

used especially in soups and stews [syn: {okra}]

4: a soup or stew thickened with okra pods