Definition of luffa Luffa
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NounPlural: luffas |
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| luffa - 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 | ||
| dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine | ||
| vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | ||
| genus luffa dishcloth gourds | ||
| luffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge, loofah the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit | ||
| angled loofah, luffa acutangula, sing-kwa loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics | ||
| luffa - the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer | ||
| loofa, loofah, loufah sponge | ||
| fibre, fiber a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth | ||
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- luffa (Noun)
Alternative spelling of loofah.
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luffa
A tropical vine, of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd
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- A luffa (also spelled loofah or loofa) is a long thin dried inner part of the fruit of a tropical plant. It is often used as a sponge for washing the body. Before it gets ripe, it is also a good vegetable.
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🔤- luffa, noun, singular of luffas.
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