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dishcloth gourd

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noun

  1. any of several tropical climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Luffa, esp L. cylindrica, which is cultivated for ornament and for the fibrous interior of its fruits See loofah

  2. the fruit of any of these plants

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