The luffa, loofah, or lufah (from Arabic لوف) are tropical and subtropical vines comprising the genus Luffa. The fruit of at least two species, Luffa acutangula and Luffa aegyptiaca (Luffa cylindrica),'s grown to be harvested before maturity and eaten as a vegetable, popular in Asia and Africa. The Luffa acutangula's commonly known as ridged gourd and's called 'توری' in Urdu, "bhol" in Assamese, 絲瓜 si1gua1 in Mandarin Chinese, Turai or Tor… (More on Luffa)