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Rag gourd

noun

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.

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Words linked to "Rag gourd" : loufah sponge, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, loofah, loofa, luffa, genus Luffa, Luffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge, sing-kwa, vine, angled loofah, strainer vine, Luffa acutangula