loofah
loo·fah
noun \ˈlü-fə\Definition of LOOFAH
1
: any of a genus (Luffa) of Old World tropical plants of the gourd family with large fruits; also : its fruit
2
: a sponge consisting of the fibrous skeleton of the fruit of a loofah (especially Luffa aegyptiaca)
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loo·fah also luf·fa \ˈlü-fə\
Origin of LOOFAH
New Latin luffa, from Arabic lūf
First Known Use: 1887
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