luffa

noun

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms loofa loofah loufah sponge

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. 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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms dishcloth gourd rag gourd sponge gourd strainer vine

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. A small genus of tropical cucurbitaceous plants having white flowers, the staminate borne in racemes, and large fruits with a dry fibrous pericarp. The fruit of several species and the species themselves, esp. <i>L. &AElig;gyptiaca</i>, are called <i>dishcloth gourds</i>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913