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LUFFA CYLINDRICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Luffa cylindrica mean?
• LUFFA CYLINDRICA (noun)
The noun LUFFA CYLINDRICA has 1 sense:
1. the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit
Familiarity information: LUFFA CYLINDRICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
loofah; Luffa cylindrica; vegetable sponge
Hypernyms ("Luffa cylindrica" is a kind of...):
dishcloth gourd; luffa; rag gourd; sponge gourd; 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)
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