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loofa

loo·fa [ lfə ] (plural loo·fas) or loo·fah [ lfə ] (plural loo·fahs) or luf·fa [ lfə, lúffə ] (plural luf·fas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. natural sponge: a sponge made from the dried fibrous interior of an oblong fruit of a tropical gourd

2. tropical vine: a vine of the gourd family that produces the large oblong fruits from which loofa sponges are made. Native to: tropical regions of the eastern hemisphere.  Genus Luffa.

[Late 19th century. < Arabic lūfa]
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