1. loofah(n = noun.plant) loofa, loufah sponge, luffa - the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer;
is a kind of fiber, fibre
is a part of dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine
2. loofah(n = noun.plant) luffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge - the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit;
is a kind of dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine
loofah, n. (also luffa)
1 a climbing gourdlike plant, Luffa cylindrica, native to Asia, producing edible marrow-like fruits.
2 the dried fibrous vascular system of this fruit used as a sponge.
Etymology:
Egypt. Arab. lufa, the plant