Meaning of LUFFA
| Pronunciation: | | 'lufu
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- [n] any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
- [n] the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
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| | Synonyms: | | dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine |
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| | See Also: | | angled loofah, fiber, fibre, genus Luffa, loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa, Luffa acutangula, Luffa cylindrica, sing-kwa, vegetable sponge, vine | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Luf"fa\, n. [NL., fr. Ar. l[=u]fah.] (Bot.)
(a) A small genus of tropical cucurbitaceous plants having
white flowers, the staminate borne in racemes, and large
fruits with a dry fibrous pericarp. The fruit of several
species and the species themselves, esp. {L.
[AE]gyptiaca}, are called dishcloth gourds.
(b) Any plant of this genus, or its fruit.
(c) The fibrous skeleton of the fruit, used as a sponge and
in the manufacture of caps and women's hats; -- written
also {loofah}.
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