luffa

noun

luf·​fa

variant spelling of loofah

1

: any of a genus (Luffa) of Old World tropical plants of the gourd family with white to yellow flowers and large usually elongate fruits that are sometimes eaten as vegetables when immature

also : the fruit of a loofah

2

: a sponge consisting of the fibrous interior of the mature dried fruit of a loofah (especially Luffa aegyptiaca synonym L. cylindrica)

Kids Definition

luffa

variant of loofah