loofa

loofa
loo·fa or loo·fah (lo͞oʹfə) also luf·fa (lo͞oʹfə, lŭfʹə) n.
1. Any of several Old World tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having cylindrical fruit with a fibrous, spongelike interior.
2. The dried, fibrous part of the loofa fruit, used as a washing sponge or as a filter. Also called dishcloth gourd, vegetable sponge.
  [Arabic lūf, singulative form of lūfa.]

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