loofah
IPA: ɫˈufˈɑ
noun
- Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.
- The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.
- Any bath sponge; a sponge on a handle.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To clean or scrub with a loofah.
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Examples of "loofah" in Sentences
- There better not be hair in my loofah.
- Marketed as luffa or loofah, the sponge is used like a body scrub.
- The term loofah isn't even used in the O'Reilly article linked to.
- Marketed as luffa or loofah , the sponge is used like a body scrub.
- Marketed as 'luffa' or 'loofah', the sponge is used like a body scrub.
- The ripe, dried fruit is also the source of the loofah or plant sponge.
- The loofah article took me to xylem, but that wasn't too informative either.
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