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

A 10-minute drive from Arroyo Grande is Nipomo, where you can visit The Luffa Farm.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Since the Church's statement, a house named after Bell at Chichester's Bishop Luffa School has been renamed, while Bishop Bell School in Eastbourne is to become St Catherine's later this year.

From BBC • May 4, 2016

The Luffa purgans grows spontaneously in the suburbs of Recieffe, the capital of the province of Pernambuco, and flowers in November and December.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

What, then, was the plan of that church which was designed to suit the requirements set down by Bishop Ralph Luffa?

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See by Corlette, Hubert C. (Hubert Christian)

The usual Cucurbita is cultivated, as well as the other common cucumber, pumpkin, Luffa fœtida, and L. acutangula.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William