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Definition of Genus luffa
1. Noun. Dishcloth gourds.
Group relationships: Cucurbitaceae, Family Cucurbitaceae, Gourd Family
Member holonyms: Dishcloth Gourd, Luffa, Rag Gourd, Sponge Gourd, Strainer Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Luffa
Literary usage of Genus luffa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1872)
"... genus Luffa which remains after the skin and soft parts have rotted away, and
which they also state to be used in the " colonies " of the West Indies, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"LOOFAH, Egyptian, the fibrous portion of the fruit of one or two species of the
genus Luffa of the gourd family, sold for use as a bath-sponge or ..."
3. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1872)
"A gigantic Gourd, belonging apparently to the genus Luffa, was exhibited. Mr.
Berkeley brought Peaches affected with Oidium, which is apparently very ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1888)
"(i) The genus luffa. (2) Notes on Some Old Remedies. (3) The Best Preliminary
Course for Young Men who expect to become Pharmacists. (4) Paris Green. ..."
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