luffa vs fibre

luffa and fibre both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
luffa	Yes	No	No	No
fibre	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fibre is a hypernym of luffa; that is, fibre is a word with a broader meaning than luffa:

luffa: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
fibre: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

Other hypernyms of luffa include fiber.

luffa (noun)	fibre (noun)
any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge	a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer	the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
	any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
	coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
	a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

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