English noun: luffa |
1. | luffa (plant) the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer |
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| Synonyms | loofa, loofah, loufah sponge |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fiber, fibre |
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| Part meronym | dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine |
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2. | luffa (plant) 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 |
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| Synonyms | dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine |
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| Broader (hypernym) | vine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | angled loofah, loofah, Luffa acutangula, Luffa cylindrica, sing-kwa, vegetable sponge |
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| Part holonym | loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa |
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| Member meronym | genus Luffa |
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