Definition of Rag gourd

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Dishcloth Gourd, Luffa, Sponge Gourd, Strainer Vine
Group relationships: Genus Luffa
Specialized synonyms: Loofah, Luffa Cylindrica, Vegetable Sponge, Angled Loofah, Luffa Acutangula, Sing-kwa
Terms within: Loofa, Loofah, Loufah Sponge, Luffa
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rag Gourd

rag-and-bone shop
rag-bagger
rag-baggers
rag-chewing
rag-roll
rag-rolled
rag-rolling
rag-week
rag and bone men
rag bagger
rag baggers
rag day
rag doll
rag dolls
rag gourd (current term)
rag paper
rag pudding
rag the puck
rag trade
raga
ragalike
ragamuffin
ragamuffins
ragas
ragazine
ragazines

Literary usage of Rag gourd

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Gardening: A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... odoratissimus; dipper or bottle gourd (Lagenaria); vegetable sponge, dish-cloth gourd, rag gourd (Luffa); balsam apple, balsam pear (Momordica); ..."

2. Decimal Classification and Relativ Index for Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc by Melvil Dewey (1919)
"... pineapple .622 Fall and winter, or longrunning squashes Canada crookneck, Hubbard .623 Vegetable marrow .624 Pumpkins .627 Luffa, rag gourd, ..."

3. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"... cut into 3-5 narrow segmente ; flowers small, long-stalked ; fruit l'-2' long, rough and spiny. 5. LUFF A, rag gourd, DISHCLOTH GOURD. (Arabic name. ..."

4. Field, Forest, and Garden Botany: A Simple Introduction to the Common Plants by Asa Gray (1895)
"... rag gourd, DISHCLOTH GOURD. (Arabic name.) ® L. cylindrica, Rcem. A cucumber-like vine with grape-like leaves about 5-angled or lobed and irregularly ..."

5. Citrus Fruits and Their Culture by H. Harold Hume (1911)
"If small lots of fruit are to be washed, it may be done by hand, using a medium st iff brush or the membrane of the dish-rag gourd. To polish fruit so as to ..."

6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"rag gourd. len//a. RAILROAD GARDENING. Plate XXXII. This expression usually refers to the formal use of flower beds about railroad stations. ..."

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