luffa

Meanings

Plural: luffas

Noun

• the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
• 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
• Alternative spelling of loofah.

Synonyms

dishcloth gourd, loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine