Sponge_gourdWordNet Explorer

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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

Words in this synset: luffa, dishcloth_gourd, rag_gourd, strainer_vine

noun

a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

noun

dishcloth gourds

noun

the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit

noun

loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics

noun

the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer