loofah

Meanings

Plural: loofahs

Noun

• the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
• the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit
• Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.
• The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.
• Any bath sponge; a sponge on a handle.

Verb

• To clean or scrub with a loofah.

Synonyms

loofa, loufah sponge, luffa, Luffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge