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Descriptor English: Luffa
Descriptor Spanish: Luffa
Descriptor Luffa
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia CUCURBITACEAE, conocidas por sus frutos, de los que se obtiene la esponja vegetal, y sus semillas, que contienen lufina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Luffa
Descriptor French: Luffa
Entry term(s): Loofah
Loofahs
Luffas
Momordica luffa
Momordica luffas
luffa, Momordica
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.300.522
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029776
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35778
Unique ID: D029776
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Luffa - Preferred
Concept UI M0385294
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Luffa
Entry term(s) Loofah
Loofahs
Luffas
Momordica luffa
Momordica luffas
luffa, Momordica



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