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SING-KWA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
Synonyms:
angled loofah; Luffa acutangula; sing-kwa
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Hypernyms ("sing-kwa" is a kind of...):
dishcloth gourd; luffa; rag gourd; sponge gourd; strainer vine (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)