Luffa

See also: luffa

Translingual

Luffa aegyptiaca

Etymology

From Arabic لُوفَة‎ (lūfa).

Proper noun

Luffa f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Sicyoeae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Luffa aegyptiaca - type species; Luffa acutangula, Luffa cylindrica, Luffa echinata, Luffa operculata, Luffa saccata - species

References

Luffa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Luffa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Luffa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Luffa at USDA Plants database
Luffa at Tropicos
Luffa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Luffa at Encyclopedia of Life
Luffa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Luffa at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Luffa at The Plant List

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