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