| NOUN | plant | sponge gourd, luffa, dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine | any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits |
|---|
| 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, rag 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 |
| 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 | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots