Luffa

"Luffa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE known for the fruit which is the source of the luffa sponge and the seeds which contain luffin.

Descriptor ID	D029776
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.100.300.522
Concept/Terms	Luffa Luffa Luffas Loofah Loofahs Momordica luffa Momordica luffas luffa, Momordica luffas, Momordica

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Cucurbitaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.300]
Luffa [B01.650.940.800.575.100.300.522]

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