luffa Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun 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.
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noun 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
rag gourd; dishcloth gourd; strainer vine; sponge gourd.
