- non-technical usage, the
luffa, also
spelled loofah or less
frequently loofa,
usually refers to the
fruits of the
species Luffa aegyptiaca and
Luffa acutangula. It...
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Luffa acutangula is a
cucurbitaceous vine that is
commercially grown for its
unripe fruits as a vegetable.
Mature fruits are used as
natural cleaning...
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Luffa aegyptiaca, the
sponge gourd,
Egyptian cu****ber or
Vietnamese luffa, is an
annual species of vine
cultivated for its fruit,
native to
South and...
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Bishop Luffa School,
named after a
former Bishop of Chichester,
Ralph de
Luffa, is a co-educational
Church of
England secondary school located in Chichester...
- Look up
Luffa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Luffa is a
genus of vines.
Luffa may also
refer to:
Luffa aegyptiaca, a
species of
plant Luffa acutangula...
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Luffa operculata (common name,
sponge cu****ber, wild loofa,
buchinha in
Brazil or mướp xơ in Vietnamese) is a
species of
Luffa native to
South and Central...
- sativus);
various melons and vines.
Momordica –
bitter melon.
Luffa –
commonly called '
luffa' or ‘
luffa squash';
sometimes spelled loofah.
Young fruits may be...
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called gourds,
which include crops like
squashes (including pumpkins),
luffas, and
melons (including watermelons). The
tribe Benincaseae contains a genus...
- of the
bitter melon plant (M. charantia). The
plant has also been
named Luffa tuberosa (Roxb.) or
Momordica tuberosa (Roxb.)
Pharmacological studies have...
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Ralph de
Luffa (or
Ralph Luffa (died 1123) was an
English bishop of Chichester, from 1091 to 1123. He
built extensively on his
cathedral as well as being...
