dishcloth gourd

noun

Any of several gourds used to scrub dirty dishes; a loofah plant.

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Meanings

noundishcloth gourd (plural dishcloth gourds)

plural dishcloth gourds

  1. Any of several gourds used to scrub dirty dishes; a loofah plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany 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

Similar
luffasponge gourdrag gourdstrainer vine
Broader
vine
Also see
sponge gourd

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

dishcloth gourd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishcloth%20gourd

MLA

“dishcloth gourd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishcloth%20gourd. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dishcloth gourd,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishcloth%20gourd.

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