rag_gourd (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *rag gourd*:
NOUN	plant	rag gourd, luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine	any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits

English > *rag gourd*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine
Member of	genus Luffa	dishcloth gourds
Parts	loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah sponge	The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa
Narrower	angled loofah, sing-kwa, Luffa acutangula	loofah of Pakistan
Narrower	loofah, vegetable sponge, Luffa cylindrica	The loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit
Broader	vine	A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanish	luffa
Catalan	luffa

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