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    Amanda Bee (amanda@an.errant.cloud)'s status on Sunday, 15-Dec-2024 22:34:27 JSTAmanda BeeAmanda Bee
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    • Quinn Norton

    @quinn https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luffa vs https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sponge.html Loofah is plant derived. But sea sponges are not. I haven't seen one in a while, though.

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      Luffa
      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 or less frequently loofa, usually refers to the fruits of the species Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula. It is cultivated and eaten as a vegetable, but must be harvested at a young stage of development to be edible. The vegetable is popular in India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Vietnam. When the fruit fully ripens, it becomes too fibrous for eating. The fully developed fruit is the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge. Names The name luffa was taken by European botanists in the 17th century from the Arabic name لوف lūf. In North America it is sometimes known as "Chinese okra", and in Spanish as estropajo. Uses Fibers The fruit section of L. aegyptiaca may be allowed to mature and used as a...
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      What is a sponge?
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      Sponges are animals with dense skeletons that are highly adapted to their environments, although it is easy to see why they may be mistaken for plants. Sponges are found in a wide variety of colors, shapes, and sizes – and scientists believe that the colors of the sponge may act as a protection from the sun’s harmful UV rays. Most sponges are found in the ocean, but there are certain sponge species that can be found in freshwater environments, as well.
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