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Luffa Definition And Meaning
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}.

Luffa Definition And Meaning

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

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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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