dishcloth gourd
21loofa — 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 …
22loufah sponge — noun the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer • Syn: ↑loofa, ↑loofah, ↑luffa • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Part Holonyms: ↑luffa, ↑ …
23Luffa acutangula — noun loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics • Syn: ↑angled loofah, ↑sing kwa • Hypernyms: ↑luffa, ↑dishcloth gourd, ↑sponge gourd, ↑rag gourd, ↑strainer vine …
24Luffa cylindrica — noun the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit • Syn: ↑loofah, ↑vegetable sponge • Hypernyms: ↑luffa, ↑dishcloth gourd, ↑sponge gourd, ↑rag gourd, ↑strainer vine …
25sing-kwa — noun loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics • Syn: ↑angled loofah, ↑Luffa acutangula • Hypernyms: ↑luffa, ↑dishcloth gourd, ↑sponge gourd, ↑rag gourd, ↑strainer vine …
26strainer 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 …
27vegetable sponge — noun the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit • Syn: ↑loofah, ↑Luffa cylindrica • Hypernyms: ↑luffa, ↑dishcloth gourd, ↑sponge gourd, ↑rag gourd, ↑strainer vine …
28loofah — (LOO fah) [Arabic] A large fruit of the gourd family, also known as the dishcloth gourd; the dried, fibrous interior of the fruit is used in industrial filters and as a rough sponge for bathing and dishwashing …
29loofa — loo·fa or loo·fah (lo͞oʹfə) also luf·fa (lo͞oʹfə, lŭfʹə) n. 1. Any of several Old World tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having cylindrical fruit with a fibrous, spongelike interior. 2. The dried, fibrous part of the loofa fruit, used as a… …
30loofah — noun a) A tropical vine, of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd b) The dried …
