Luffa aegyptiaca, the sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber or Vietnamese luffa, is an annual species of vine cultivated for its fruit, native to South and...
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non-technical usage, the luffa, also spelled loofah or less frequently loofa, usually refers to the fruits of the species Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula. It...
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some Luffa cultivars are used as cooked vegetables or pickled or eaten raw, and the shoots and flowers are sometimes also used. Like Luffa aegyptiaca, the...
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Look up Luffa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Luffa is a genus of vines. Luffa may also refer to: Luffa aegyptiaca, a species of plant Luffa acutangula...
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Blackcurrant Watermelon Vegetables: Spinach Carrot Mint Sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) Flowers: Rose Kewra (Pandanus fascicularis)t Lemon Orange Roots: Vetiver...
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Crete Plant fiber sponge: A luffa sponge whose coarse texture helps with skin scrubbing and exfoliation A Luffa aegyptiaca sponge section magnified 100...
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curries in the Maldives include those that use bashi (eggplant), tora (Luffa aegyptiaca), barabō (pumpkin), chichanda (Trichosanthes cucumerina) and muranga...
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animal but mainly from the fibrous "skeleton" of the sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca, Cucurbitaceae). Sponges have medicinal potential due to the presence...
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Trichosanthes dioica Bhul Sponge gourd or Luffa Luffa aegyptiaca Zika, Jika Ridge gourd or Ridged Luffa Luffa acutangula Dhunduli Snake gourd Trichosanthes...
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collected by Benjamin Balansa (1825–1891). Entada phaseoloides – fruit Luffa aegyptiaca – fibrous skeleton Cassia fistula – ripe fruit Cerapterus pilipennis...
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Rag gourd may refer to: The plant genus Luffa Luffa aegyptiaca, a particular species of Luffa This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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characterized by many species of oak, juniper, pine, carob, cypress, hawthorn, Luffa aegyptiaca, and olives. There is a network of natural springs in most parts of...
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Vegetable sponge may refer to: The plant genus Luffa Luffa aegyptiaca, a particular species of Luffa known as a sponge gourd or vegetable sponge This...
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(Cucurbita sativus), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and the sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca). There are extrafloral nectaries on the sponge gourd which attract...
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Natural sponge may refer to: Luffa aegyptiaca, plant fibre sponge Sea sponge, animal fibre sponge This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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lebbeck Benth, Tree Balanites aegyptiaca Pelile, Tree Cyperus papyrus Plant aquatic Hyphaene thebaica Mart. , Palm Luffa aegyptiaca Auth , Climber Orman Garden...
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citing a botanical name. Entada phaseoloides Balansa collection MHNT Luffa aegyptiaca Balansa collection MHNT Raphia farinifera Balansa collection MHNT Cassia...
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grilling meats (Bò cuốn lá lốt) Piper lolot or lolot pepper Luffa Luffa acutangula Luffa aegyptiaca Mesona Peristrophe roxburghiana Phaseolus lunatus đậu ngự...
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bai yo. Buap hom บวบหอม Luffa aegyptiaca Used in stir-fries, in curries and in kaeng type soups. Buap liam บวบเหลี่ยม Luffa acutangula Used in stir-fries...
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description of the Luffa aegyptiaca plant. Veslingius wrote that the plant was in cultivation around Cairo, was called "Luff | Luffa" in Arabic, and was...
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invented. Natural sponge: all sponges were natural (either made from Luffa aegyptiaca or animal sponges) until polyester and polyurethane sponges came on...
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[citation needed] The recorded host plants are Momordica charantia, Luffa aegyptiaca, Luffa acutangula, Trichosanthes dioica and Trichosanthes cucumerina....
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both pollen and nectar are Helianthus annuus, Parkinsonia aculeate, Luffa aegyptiaca, as well as Lonicera species. In Israel, the ranges of X. pubescens...
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Cucurbitaceae calabash (Lagenaria siceraria) angled luffa (Luffa acutangula) Egyptian luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca) pumpkins (Cucurbita) cucumber (Cucumis sativus)...
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no⁵² hidden, secret 密 nin²¹³ earthworm 蚯蚓 din²¹kai³² sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) 丝瓜 se³²tai⁵⁵kuɑ⁵⁵ infant 婴幼儿 naŋ⁵⁵le³² outsider 外地人 lai⁵²tɕie²¹³ŋ⁴⁴...
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burr-cucumber (Sicyos microphyllus) sponge cucumber (Luffa operculata) sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) squash (Cucurbita maxima) squash (Cucurbita moschata)...
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Sclerocarya birrea - Ficus polita - Ficus sp. - Balanites aegyptiaca - Sesbania pachycarpa - Cochlospermum tinctorium - Xanthosoma mafaffa - Luffa sp. -...
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senegalensis (DC.) Troch. Ludwigia stenorraphe (Brenan) Hara Luffa acutangula (L.) M.Roem. Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Lycopodiella...
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