Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun luffa

2 senses of luffa

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
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)
       => vine -- (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)