loofa

loo·fa or loo·fah  (lf) also luf·fa (lf, lf)

n.

1. Any of several Old World tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having cylindrical fruit with a fibrous, spongelike interior.

2. The dried, fibrous part of the loofa fruit, used as a washing sponge or as a filter. Also called dishcloth gourd, vegetable sponge.

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[Arabic lfa, singulative of lf.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

loofa - the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer loofah, loufah sponge, luffa dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine, luffa - 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 fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn