Okra is cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions of the world for its fibrous fruits or pods containing round, white seeds. The fruit is harvested when immature and eaten as a vegetable. •
History: The name "okra" is of West African origin and is cognate with "ọ́kụ̀rụ̀" in Igbo, a language spoken in Nigeria. One of the earliest accounts is by a Spanish Moor who visited Egypt in 1216, who described the plant under cultivation by the locals who ate the young pods with food.
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