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(1):

(n.) The fibrous skeleton of the fruit, used as a sponge and in the manufacture of caps and women's hats; - written also loofah.

(2):

(n.) Any plant of this genus, or its fruit.

(3):

(n.) A small genus of tropical cucurbitaceous plants having white flowers, the staminate borne in racemes, and large fruits with a dry fibrous pericarp. The fruit of several species and the species themselves, esp. L. Aegyptiaca, are called dishcloth gourds.