Luffa acutangula is a cucurbitaceous vine that is commercially grown for its unripe fruits as a vegetable. Mature fruits are used as natural cleaning sponges...
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usage, the luffa, also spelled loofah or less frequently loofa, usually refers to the fruits of the species Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula. It is cultivated...
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vegetable-sponge. It is also called smooth luffa to distinguish it from the ridged luffa (Luffa acutangula), which is used for the same purposes. An edible...
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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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Trichosanthes dioica Bhul Sponge gourd or Luffa Luffa aegyptiaca Zika, Jika Ridge gourd or Ridged Luffa Luffa acutangula Dhunduli Snake gourd Trichosanthes cucumerina...
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Pumpkin Cucurbita Pointed gourd Trichosanthes dioica Ridged gourd Luffa acutangula Snake gourd Trichosanthes cucumerina Spine gourd / Kantola Momordica...
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Dimocarpus longan Sapindaceae Loquat Eriobotrya japonica Rosaceae Luffa Luffa acutangula Cucurbitaceae Membrillo Gustavia superba Lecythidaceae Mkani, msambo...
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melon; Momordica charantia; Ampalaya patola – Luffa cylindrica; sponge gourd patola – Luffa acutangula; Loofah pechay – Brassica chinensis; pakchoy; bokchoy...
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Swazi word for bread Sinkwa, Mogok, city in the Mogok Township, Burma Luffa acutangula, plant also known by name "sinkwa towelsponge" in English This disambiguation...
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दोष (doṣa) punishment patola पटोल (paṭola, “Trichosanthes dioica”) Luffa acutangula raha राज (rāja, “king or royal”, via Spanish) king / royal (historical)...
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