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    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 cucumber 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...
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    Luffa operculata (common name, sponge cucumber, wild loofa, buchinha in Brazil or mướp xơ in Vietnamese) is a species of Luffa native to South and Central...
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  • 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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    sativus), various melons and vines Momordica – bitter melon Luffa – the common name is also luffa, sometimes spelled loofah (when fully ripened, two species...
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    sale in Crete Plant fiber sponge: A luffa sponge whose coarse texture helps with skin scrubbing and exfoliation A Luffa aegyptiaca sponge section magnified...
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    crop plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, like pumpkins, cucumbers, squash, luffa, and melons. More specifically, gourd refers to the fruits of plants in...
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    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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