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Luffa

noun

The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer. Synonyms: loofa, loofah, loufah sponge.

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: dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine.

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Words linked to "Luffa" : angled loofah, fibre, vine, fiber, loufah sponge, vegetable sponge, sing-kwa, sponge gourd