luffa

Noun luffa has 2 senses

• luffa(n = noun.plant) loofa, loofah, loufah sponge - the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer;
is a part of dishcloth gourd, luffa, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine
is a kind of fiber, fibre

• luffa(n = noun.plant) dishcloth gourd, 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;
is a member of genus luffa
has particulars: loofah, luffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge, angled loofah, luffa acutangula, sing-kwa
has parts: loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa
is a kind of vine