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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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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some Luffa cultivars are used as cooked vegetables or pickled or eaten raw, and the shoots and flowers are sometimes also used. Like Luffa aegyptiaca, the...
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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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Blackcurrant Watermelon Vegetables: Spinach Carrot Mint Sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) Flowers: Rose Kewra (Pandanus fascicularis)t Lemon Orange Roots: Vetiver...
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Trichosanthes dioica Bhul Sponge gourd or Luffa Luffa aegyptiaca Zika, Jika Ridge gourd or Ridged Luffa Luffa acutangula Dhunduli Snake gourd Trichosanthes...
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Crete Plant fiber sponge: A luffa sponge whose coarse texture helps with skin scrubbing and exfoliation A Luffa aegyptiaca sponge section magnified 100...
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(Caprifoliaceae) Soapberry, Sapindus spp. (Sapindaceae) Sponge gourd, Luffa aegyptiaca (Cucurbitaceae) Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica (Loganiaceae)...
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curries in the Maldives include those that use bashi (eggplant), tora (Luffa aegyptiaca), barabÅ (pumpkin), chichanda (Trichosanthes cucumerina) and muranga...
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animal but mainly from the fibrous "skeleton" of the sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca, Cucurbitaceae). Sponges have medicinal potential due to the presence...
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