Luffa – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Luffa
Luffa is a genus of tropical and subtropical
vines in the cucumber (
Cucurbitaceae) family.
luffa
Noun
1. the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
(synonym) loofa, loofah, loufah sponge
(hypernym) fiber, fibre
(part-holonym) dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine
2. 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
(synonym) dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine
(hypernym) vine
(hyponym) loofah, vegetable sponge, Luffa cylindrica
(member-holonym) genus Luffa
(part-meronym) loofa, loofah, loufah sponge
loufa
nm.
loofah, rag gourd, tropical vine bearing large elongated fruit
luffa
