| luffa | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. 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. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (plant) | 2. dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine | 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. |
| ~ 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. |
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