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loofah vs dishcloth gourd

dishcloth gourd vs loofah

loofah and dishcloth gourd both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
loofah Yes No No No
dishcloth gourd Yes No No No
As nouns, dishcloth gourd is a hypernym of loofah; that is, dishcloth gourd is a word with a broader meaning than loofah:
  • loofah: the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit
  • dishcloth gourd: 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
Other hypernyms of loofah include luffa, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine.
loofah (noun) dishcloth gourd (noun)
the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit 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
the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
Difference between loofah and dishcloth gourd

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