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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.
2. 2
   the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit wordnet
3. 3
   The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.
4. 4
   the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer wordnet
5. 5
   Any bath sponge; a sponge on a handle.

Verb

1. 1
   To clean or scrub with a loofah. ambitransitive

   "And she took good care of my feet, massaging them and loofahing the calluses away."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bath spongeloofaloofaloufah spongeluffaluffa cylindrica

Example

More examples

"I need to get a loofah for the shower."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لُوفَة (lūfa).

Related phrases

angled loofahsmooth loofahdishcloth gourd

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