luffa vs loofah
loofah vs luffaluffa and loofah both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| luffa | Yes | No | No | No |
| loofah | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
loofah is a hyponym of
luffa; that is, loofah is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
luffa:
- luffa: 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
- loofah: the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit
Other hyponyms of luffa include
Luffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge, angled loofah, Luffa acutangula, sing-kwa.
As nouns,
luffa and loofah
are synonyms defined as:
- luffa and loofah: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
Other synonyms of luffa include
loofa, loufah sponge.
| luffa (noun) | loofah (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 | the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit |
| the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer | the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer |
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