luffa Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
    loofa; loofah; loufah sponge.
  2. noun any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
    rag gourd; dishcloth gourd; strainer vine; sponge gourd.

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