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luffa

[ loo-fuh, luhf-uh ]

noun

  1. a variant of loofah.


luffa

/ ˈlʌfə /

noun

  1. any tropical climbing plant of the cucurbitaceous genus Luffa, esp the dishcloth gourd
  2. another name for loofah
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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No luffa has been long cultivated in China, according to a letter of Dr. Bretschneider.

The able and energetic Bishop Ralph Luffa was the real founder of the present cathedral.

What, then, was the plan of that church which was designed to suit the requirements set down by Bishop Ralph Luffa?

Another species (Luffa drastica, of Martius) is also employed for the same purpose.

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