Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun loofah
2 senses of loofah
Sense 1
loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah sponge -- (the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer)
=> fiber, fibre -- (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
Sense 2
loofah, vegetable sponge, Luffa cylindrica -- (the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit)
=> luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag 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)