Luffa

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of loofah. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer wordnet

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