Noun: sponge gourd
- 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
"The sponge gourd is valued for its natural sponge-like properties";
- luffa, dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine
Derived forms: sponge gourds
Type of: vine
Part of: genus Luffa
Encyclopedia: Sponge gourd