luffa (n)
dishcloth gourd (n)
sponge gourd (n)
rag gourd (n)
strainer vine (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits
def grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
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Hypernym vine
Member holonym genus Luffa
Hyponym loofah, vegetable sponge, Luffa cylindrica; angled loofah, sing-kwa, Luffa acutangula
Part meronym loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah sponge
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Member meronym genus Luffa
Hypernym loofah, vegetable sponge, Luffa cylindrica; angled loofah, sing-kwa, Luffa acutangula
Part holonym loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah sponge
Hyponym vine

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