<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Also called dishcloth gourd: any of several tropical vines of the genus <em>Luffa</em>, of the gourd family, bearing large, elongated fruit.</li><li>The fruit of such a vine.</li><li>Also called vegetable sponge: the dried, fibrous interior of this fruit, used as a sponge.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>