Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. · The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.
From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).
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"The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.",
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