- loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah sponge - the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
--1 is a kind of fiber, fibre
--1 is a part ofluffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine - luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine - any 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
--2 is a kind of vine
--2 is a member of genus Luffa
--2 has parts: loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah sponge
--2 has particulars:loofah, vegetable sponge, Luffa cylindrica; angled loofah, sing-kwa, Luffa acutangula