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Luffa (a gourd that can be eaten or grown into an exfoliating loofah) (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've grown these before! Apparently you can eat them when they're small, or let them mature into what we would all recognize as a loofah. Like any vine, they need plenty of space or a good trellis.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, it's a common vegetable in India.