单词 | towel-gourd |
释义 | > as lemmastowel-gourd towel-gourd n. a name for Luffa ægyptiaca and L. acutangula, also called sponge-gourd or washing-gourd, the fibrous inner layer of the fruit being used in washing like a towel or sponge (cf. loofah n.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used to scrub or scour > [noun] > loofah plant or fruit vegetable sponge1837 dish-rag1839 sponge gourd1861 towel-gourd1872 hechima1883 loofah-tree1887 dishcloth gourd1900 wash-gourd- 1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 176 The fibrous inner layer of the pericarp of the Towel-Gourd..is used as sponge and gun-wadding. < as lemmas |
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