luffa
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(noun) any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge |
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Synonyms: dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine |
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Related Words: Luffa acutangula, Luffa cylindrica, angled loofah, loofah, sing-kwa, vegetable sponge, vine |
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(noun) dried fibrous part of the gourd-like fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer |
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Synonyms: loofa, loofah, loufah sponge |
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Related Words: fiber, fibre |
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