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vegetable sponge
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vegetable sponge
n.
See loofa.

vegetable sponge
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for dishcloth gourd
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Noun1.vegetable sponge - the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit
dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine, luffa - 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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