LOOFAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does loofah mean? 

• LOOFAH (noun)
  The noun LOOFAH has 2 senses:

1. the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer

2. the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit

  Familiarity information: LOOFAH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOOFAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

loofa; loofah; loufah sponge; luffa

Hypernyms ("loofah" is a kind of...):

fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)

Holonyms ("loofah" is a part of...):

dishcloth gourd; luffa; 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

loofah; Luffa cylindrica; vegetable sponge

Hypernyms ("loofah" is a kind of...):

dishcloth gourd; luffa; 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)