luffa
絲瓜;絲瓜絡
luffa
n 1: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus
Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer [syn: loofa,
loofah, loufah sponge]
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 [syn: dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag
gourd, strainer vine]