luffa

A noun referring to the dried fibrous interior of a tropical climbing plant's fruit, commonly used as a natural sponge for washing or as a strainer.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la chair fibreuse et séchée du fruit d'une plante tropicale grimpante, couramment utilisée comme éponge naturelle pour la toilette ou comme filtre.

1. Dried fibrous sponge B1 formal

   The dried, fibrous interior of the fruit of a plant in the genus Luffa, used as a natural sponge for washing or as a strainer.

   • She uses a luffa to exfoliate her skin in the shower.
   • The dried luffa can be used as a scrubber for cleaning dishes.
   • He bought a luffa from the market to use as a bath sponge.

   🇫🇷Éponge végétale (luffa séché)

   Synonymes: loofaloofahsponge gourdvegetable sponge

2. Tropical climbing plant B2 formal

   Any of several tropical annual climbing plants with large yellow flowers and edible young fruits, grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior used as a sponge.

   • The luffa plant thrives in warm, sunny climates.
   • Farmers cultivate luffa for both its young fruit and its fibrous sponge.
   • The large yellow flowers of the luffa vine attract many bees.

   🇫🇷Luffa (plante grimpante tropicale)

   Synonymes: loofahsponge gourd

• luffas plural form
• luffas' possessive plural form
• luffa's possessive singular form