单词 | dishcloth gourd |
释义 | > as lemmasdishcloth gourd dishcloth gourd n. the gourd or the plant of any of the species of Luffa, esp. Latin cylindrica, of which the spongy inner portion of the fruit may be used as a cloth. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used to scrub or scour > [noun] > loofah plant or fruit vegetable sponge1837 dish-rag1839 sponge gourd1861 towel-gourd1872 hechima1883 loofah-tree1887 dishcloth gourd1900 wash-gourd- 1900 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: E–M 948/2 Luffa... Dishcloth Gourd. Vegetable Sponge... L. cylindrica... The commonest Dishcloth Gourd. 1963 J. Organ Gourds vii. 93 British seedsmen on the whole restrict themselves to L. cylindrica which is usually listed as Luffa, Dishcloth gourd, or Vegetable Sponge. < as lemmas |
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