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  2. Luffa acutangula - Wikipedia

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    Luffa acutangula is a cucurbitaceous vine that is commercially grown for its unripe fruits as a vegetable. Mature fruits are used as natural cleaning sponges. Its fruit slightly resembles a cucumber or zucchini with ridges.

  3. List of gourds and squashes - Wikipedia

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    This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species: C. argyrosperma; C. ficifolia; C. maxima; C. moschata

  4. Luffa - Wikipedia

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    Luffa is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines in the pumpkin, squash and gourd family (Cucurbitaceae).. In everyday non-technical usage, the luffa, also spelled loofah [3] or less frequently loofa, [4] usually refers to the fruits of the species Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula.

  5. Ridge gourd - Wikipedia

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    Ridge gourd. Add languages. Add links. Article; Talk; ... the free encyclopedia. Redirect page. Redirect to: Luffa; To scientific name of a plant: This is a redirect ...

  6. List of vegetables used in Assamese cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Sponge gourd or Luffa: Luffa aegyptiaca: Zika, Jika Ridge gourd or Ridged Luffa: Luffa acutangula: Dhunduli Snake gourd: Trichosanthes cucumerina: Toroi Zati-Lau, Jati Lao Bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria: Kumura White gourd or White Melon Benincasa hispida: Ronga-Lau, Ronga Lao Jwgwnar Pumpkin: Cucurbita moschata: Teeta-Kerela Bitter gourd ...

  7. List of plants used in Indian cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Botanical name Assamese Bengali Gujarati Kannada ... gourd, and squash names by various Indian languages; Hindi ... Ridge gourd/ Chinese Okra / Ridged Luffa:

  8. Cucurbitaceae - Wikipedia

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    The Cucurbitaceae (/ k j uː ˌ k ɜːr b ɪ ˈ t eɪ s iː ˌ iː /), [2] also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species [3] in 101 genera. [4] Those of most agricultural, commercial or nutritional value to humans include: [citation needed] Cucurbita – squash, pumpkin, zucchini (courgette), some ...

  9. Gourd - Wikipedia

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    Gourds include the fruits of some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly Cucurbita and Lagenaria. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shells, and some without. Many gourds have large, bulbous bodies and long necks, such as Dipper Gourds, many variations of Bottle Gourd and caveman ...