luffa

luf·fa  (lf, lf)

n.

Variant of loofa.

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luffa [ˈlʌfə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any tropical climbing plant of the cucurbitaceous genus Luffa, esp the dishcloth gourd

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) US another name for loofah

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	luffa - 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 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
	2.	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 dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine genus Luffa - dishcloth gourds Luffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge, loofah - the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit angled loofah, Luffa acutangula, sing-kwa - loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa - the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

Translations

luffa [ˈlʌfə] N (US) → esponja f de lufa