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"word": "絲瓜"
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"roman": "sīguā",
"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "丝瓜"
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"sense": "tropical vine",
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"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "käsnkõrvits"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "pesusienikurkku"
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"sense": "tropical vine",
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"word": "luffa"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "luffa"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "estropallos"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "Luffa"
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"code": "ha",
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"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "soso"
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"sense": "tropical vine",
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"code": "id",
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"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "luffa"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "lúfach"
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"sense": "tropical vine",
"tags": [
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"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "糸瓜"
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"sense": "tropical vine",
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"code": "km",
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"roman": "nɔɔnɔnoong",
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"word": "ននោង"
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"sense": "tropical vine",
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"sense": "tropical vine",
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"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "പീച്ചിംഗ"
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"sense": "tropical vine",
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"tags": [
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"word": "ਤੋਰੀ"
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"tags": [
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"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "mdodoki"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "luffasläktet"
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "bùuap",
"sense": "tropical vine",
"word": "บวบ"
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"sense": "tropical vine",
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"ref": "2012, Jill Smolinski, Objects of My Affection",
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