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dishcloth gourd
dishcloth gourdn. See loofah.dishcloth gourd n 1. (Plants) any of several tropical climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Luffa, esp L. cylindrica, which is cultivated for ornament and for the fibrous interior of its fruits. See loofah 2. (Botany) the fruit of any of these plants Also called (dialect): vegetable spongeThesaurus| Noun | 1. | dishcloth gourd - 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 spongerag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine, luffagenus Luffa - dishcloth gourdsLuffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge, loofah - the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruitangled loofah, Luffa acutangula, sing-kwa - loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropicsloofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa - the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainervine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
dishcloth gourd
Synonyms for dishcloth gourdnoun any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruitsSynonyms- rag gourd
- sponge gourd
- strainer vine
- luffa
Related Words- genus Luffa
- Luffa cylindrica
- vegetable sponge
- loofah
- angled loofah
- Luffa acutangula
- sing-kwa
- loofa
- loufah sponge
- luffa
- vine
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