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Luffa
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What's The Definition Of Luffa?
[n] 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
[n] the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer Synonyms | Synonyms for Luffa: dishcloth gourd | rag gourd | sponge gourd | strainer vine Related Terms | Find terms related to Luffa: See Also | angled loofah | fiber | fibre | genus Luffa | loofa | loofah | loufah sponge | luffa | Luffa acutangula | Luffa cylindrica | sing-kwa | vegetable sponge | vine Luffa In Webster's Dictionary \Luf"fa\, n. [NL., fr. Ar. l[=u]fah.] (Bot.)
(a) A small genus of tropical cucurbitaceous plants having
white flowers, the staminate borne in racemes, and large
fruits with a dry fibrous pericarp. The fruit of several
species and the species themselves, esp. {L.
[AE]gyptiaca}, are called dishcloth gourds.
(b) Any plant of this genus, or its fruit.
(c) The fibrous skeleton of the fruit, used as a sponge and
in the manufacture of caps and women's hats; -- written
also {loofah}.
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