loofah
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fə noun
1.
Also called dishcloth gourd, rag gourd.
a.
any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, of the gourd family, bearing large, elongated fruit.
b.
the fruit of such a vine.
2.
Also called vegetable sponge. the dried, fibrous interior of this fruit, used as a sponge.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the fibrous interior of the fruit of the dishcloth gourd, which is dried, bleached, and used as a bath sponge or for scrubbing |
| 2. | another name for dishcloth gourd |
| [C19: from New Latin luffa, from Arabic lūf] | |
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Loofah
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
loofah
1887, from Egyptian Arabic lufah, the name of the plant (Luffa ægyptiaca) with fibrous pods from which flesh-brushes are made.
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Example sentences
She used to try to wash them off in the bath with a loofah.
One of the round sponges has a loofah surface on one side for scrubbing.
Maybe they get together with these sponge-wielding dolphins and loofah each other up.
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