dishcloth_gourd | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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: | sponge_gourd rag_gourd strainer_vine luffa | |
Related terms: | vine loofah angled_loofah genus_Luffa loofa | |