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| loo·fa [ lfə ] (plural loo·fas) or loo·fah [ lfə ] (plural loo·fahs) or luf·fa [ lfə, lúffə ] (plural luf·fas) |
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1. natural sponge: a sponge made from the dried fibrous interior of an oblong fruit of a tropical gourd
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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.
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| [Late 19th century. < Arabic lūfa] |
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