luffa
- noun
- /ˈlʌfə/
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lufa
- Natural luffa sponges are often preferred over synthetic ones for exfoliating the skin.
Examples
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She used a luffa to scrub her arms and back in the shower.
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I bought a luffa for my shower.
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After removing the seeds, the dried luffa can be cut into pieces for household cleaning.
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The luffa is a great natural sponge.
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Natural luffa sponges are often preferred over synthetic ones for exfoliating the skin.
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After removing the seeds, the dried luffa can be cut into pieces for household cleaning.
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She used a luffa to scrub her arms and back in the shower.
Synonyms
8
6.7
The dried stringy inside of the fruit that people use as a natural sponge for washing
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8.1
A dried plant sponge used for washing the body
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6.3
A natural pad of dried plant fibers from a luffa fruit used for washing skin or dishes
Compounds
- Specialized
A climbing plant from Pakistan with edible young fruits and fibrous mature gourds used as sponges
- Specialized
A climbing plant with long tube-like fruit used as food when young and as a sponge when mature
- Specialized
A group of vines from warm places that make a stringy fruit used as a natural scrub sponge
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word luffa comes from Arabic lūf meaning 'sponge', because people long ago used the dried inside of the plant as a natural sponge for washing; that's why luffa today names the dried fibrous part we use to clean and exfoliate.