luffa
- noun
- /ˈlʌfə/
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planta lufa
- The luffa is a versatile plant.
Examples
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She uses a luffa to exfoliate her skin while showering.
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In Asian cuisines, young luffa fruits are commonly stir-fried with vegetables and seafood.
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Farmers in the region cultivate luffa for both food and natural sponges.
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The luffa gourd becomes fibrous when mature and is perfect for scrubbing dishes.
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I bought a luffa at the farmer's market.
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The luffa is often used as a natural sponge to scrub the skin during showers.
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Luffa, when harvested young, makes a delicious addition to salads and soups.
Synonyms
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A tropical climbing plant that produces long, cucumber-like fruit with a stringy inside
A climbing plant with long tube-like fruit used as food when young and as a sponge when mature
A climbing plant from Pakistan with edible young fruits and fibrous mature gourds used as sponges
A group of vines from warm places that make a stringy fruit used as a natural scrub sponge
A climbing plant whose young fruits are edible and whose dried mature fruit makes a natural sponge
A plant fruit used as a natural bath sponge, like a loofah
A tropical climbing plant with big yellow flowers, edible young fruits, and a dry inside used as a sponge
A climbing plant with large yellow flowers and edible young fruits that dry into natural sponges
A tropical climbing plant with yellow flowers, edible young fruits, and dried inner fruit used as a sponge
A long green vegetable with ridges that people eat when young and use as a natural sponge after it dries
Compounds
- Specialized
A climbing plant from Pakistan with edible young fruits and fibrous mature gourds used as sponges
- Specialized
A climbing plant with long tube-like fruit used as food when young and as a sponge when mature
- Specialized
A group of vines from warm places that make a stringy fruit used as a natural scrub sponge
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word luffa comes from Arabic lūf meaning 'sponge', and that makes sense for the plant too because the climbing gourd makes a fibrous inside that becomes a sponge when dry, while its young fruit can be eaten.