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Sponge gourd

noun C2
MEANING IN ENGLISH

a climbing plant bearing elongated gourds that are eaten when young or dried to produce fibrous bath sponges

In context

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The sponge gourd can be eaten when young or dried to make natural scrubbers.

Synonyms

luffa,loofah,dishcloth gourd

Collocations

sponge gourd scrubber,young sponge gourd,dried sponge gourd

Sources

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