- loufah sponge
- nounthe dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer• Part Holonyms: ↑luffa, ↑dishcloth gourd, ↑sponge gourd, ↑rag gourd, ↑strainer vine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
loufah sponge
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sponge gourd — 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 • Syn: ↑luffa, ↑dishcloth gourd, ↑rag gourd, ↑strainer… … Useful english dictionary
dishcloth gourd — 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 • Syn: ↑luffa, ↑sponge gourd, ↑rag gourd, ↑strainer vine • … Useful english dictionary
rag gourd — 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 • Syn: ↑luffa, ↑dishcloth gourd, ↑sponge gourd, ↑strainer… … Useful english dictionary
strainer vine — 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 • Syn: ↑luffa, ↑dishcloth gourd, ↑sponge gourd, ↑rag gourd … Useful english dictionary
loofa — noun the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer • Syn: ↑loofah, ↑luffa, ↑loufah sponge • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Part Holonyms: ↑luffa … Useful english dictionary
