luffa
[ loo-fuh, luhf-uh ]
/ ˈlu fə, ˈlʌf ə /
noun
a variant of loofah.
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Example sentences from the Web for luffa
Another species (Luffa drastica, of Martius) is also employed for the same purpose.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. SimmondsNo luffa has been long cultivated in China, according to a letter of Dr. Bretschneider.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
British Dictionary definitions for luffa
luffa
/ (ˈlʌfə) /
noun
any tropical climbing plant of the cucurbitaceous genus Luffa, esp the dishcloth gourd
US another name for loofah
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