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LUFFA ACUTANGULA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Luffa acutangula mean?
• LUFFA ACUTANGULA (noun)
The noun LUFFA ACUTANGULA has 1 sense:
1. loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
Familiarity information: LUFFA ACUTANGULA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
angled loofah; Luffa acutangula; sing-kwa
Hypernyms ("Luffa acutangula" is a kind 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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