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Categories: Cucurbitoideae, Articles with 'species' microformats, Articles with short description, Fruit vegetables, Taxa named by Philip Miller

luffa dishcloth gourd sponge gourd rag 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 WordNet 3.0

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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Luffa aegyptiaca, the sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber or Vietnamese luffa, is an annual species of vine cultivated for its fruit, native to South and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia

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