luffa

[ loo-fuh, luhf-uh ]

/ ˈlu fə, ˈlʌf ə /

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noun

a variant of loofah.

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Words nearby luffa

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How to use luffa in a sentence

No luffa has been long cultivated in China, according to a letter of Dr. Bretschneider.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
The able and energetic Bishop Ralph Luffa was the real founder of the present cathedral.
Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England|Edward L. Cutts
What, then, was the plan of that church which was designed to suit the requirements set down by Bishop Ralph Luffa?
Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901)|Hubert C. Corlette
Another species (Luffa drastica, of Martius) is also employed for the same purpose.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds

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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