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noun
Any of several gourds used to scrub dirty dishes; a loofah plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: luffa, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vine
Narrower terms: loofah, vegetable sponge, Luffa cylindrica, angled loofah, sing-kwa, Luffa acutangula
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