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
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, strainer vine |
Type of | vine |
Has types | angled loofah, loofah, luffa acutangula, luffa cylindrica, sing-kwa, vegetable sponge |
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