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    LOOFA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainerplay

    Synonyms:

    loofa; loofah; loufah sponge; luffa

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("loofa" is a kind of...):

    fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)

    Holonyms ("loofa" is a part 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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