sponge gourd

1. (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
Synonyms: dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, strainer vine
Related Words: Luffa acutangula, Luffa cylindrica, angled loofah, loofah, sing-kwa, vegetable sponge, vine



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