Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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luffa | Yes | No | No | No |
Luffa acutangula | Yes | No | No | No |
luffa (noun) | Luffa acutangula (noun) |
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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 | loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics |
the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer |