Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah spongethe dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
(n)luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vineany of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge