English noun: rag gourd | |||
1. | rag gourd (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 | ||
Synonyms | dishcloth gourd, luffa, sponge gourd, strainer vine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | angled loofah, loofah, Luffa acutangula, Luffa cylindrica, sing-kwa, vegetable sponge | ||
Part holonym | loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa | ||
Member meronym | genus Luffa | ||