luffa

American  

[loo-fuh, luhf-uh] / ˈlu fə, ˈlʌf ə /

noun

1. a variant of loofah.

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luffa British  

/ ˈlʌfə /

noun

1. any tropical climbing plant of the cucurbitaceous genus Luffa, esp the dishcloth gourd

2. another name for loofah

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Example Sentences

There aren’t too many opportunities to explore a farm that grows sponges, and you’ll get to see exactly how luffas are grown in greenhouses and harvested from gourds on heirloom vines.

From Seattle Times

Even in some more personal videos, objects come to stand in for time slots: a luffa representing a shower, a hand on an eyelash curler symbolizing a makeup routine.

From New York Times

The luffa or loofah plant has large, single flowers, golden yellow and about three inches across.

From Washington Post

In the months that followed, he reminded them not to rake their lawns, urged them to leash their cats outdoors and suggested they try growing luffa and pawpaws.

From New York Times

The New York design firm The Living has constructed a tall, cylinder-shaped room made of luffa — yes, the sponge — to showcase what the organization’s founder, David Benjamin, described as “probiotic architecture.”

From New York Times