Okra's

Okra's at its seasonal best and in the markets now.

Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Okra and Other Native Americans 2010

Okra's at its seasonal best and in the markets now.

Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Okra and Other Native Americans 2010

Okra's sort of like Tallulah Bankhead -- tough, glamorous (what other vegetable comes with its own pearls?), misunderstood.

Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Okra and Other Native Americans 2010

Okra's sort of like Tallulah Bankhead -- tough, glamorous (what other vegetable comes with its own pearls?), misunderstood.

Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Okra and Other Native Americans 2010

Neil, you will know Okra's main use in Lebonese cuisine from your first marriage.

At My Table 2006

So Mela used her magic brush and song, and soon Okra's hair had changed from dank strands to lustrous tresses.

The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992

In an effort to sweeten the air, Okra's grandmother, that great burgundy queen Opuntia, had arranged to intermix heaps of wilted flowers with the rushes strewn about the dining room.

The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992

But Okra's oars made splashes as they encountered the invisible water.

The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992

The outline of the gauntlets softened, and now Okra's hands and arms looked nearly completely human.

The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992

It was at this wedding that Okra's mother, Fem Kudzu, had gotten Okra's horrorscope cast in iron.

The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992