English
Detailed Synonyms for sponge gourd in English
sponge gourd:
sponge gourd [the ~] noun
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the sponge 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 1the dishcloth gourd; the luffa; the rag gourd; the sponge gourd; the strainer vine– 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 1