LOOFAH


Meaning of LOOFAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also luf·fa ˈlü-fə

Etymology: New Latin luffa, from Arabic lūf

Date: 1887

1. : any of a genus ( Luffa ) of Old World tropical plants of the gourd family with large fruits ; also : its fruit

2. : a sponge consisting of the fibrous skeleton of the fruit of a loofah (especially Luffa aegyptiaca )

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