Sentence:  Wash and dry <WSD>okra</WSD>, remove stems, and slice in one-inch rounds. (If using frozen <WSD>okra</WSD>, do not wash.) Heat two tablespoons oil in a heavy saucepan other than black iron. Saute <WSD>okra</WSD> in oil and vinegar, stirring often until ropiness is gone. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the "Abelmoschus esculentus".