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luffa Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
The coarse, fibrous interior skeleton of the mature fruit of the luffa gourd, dried and used as a bath sponge or household scrubber.
Usage Example
"She used a natural loofah in the shower to exfoliate her skin."
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loofah
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sponge
scrubber
• noun (Context 2)
The tender, immature green fruit of the luffa vine, harvested before its interior becomes fibrous and cooked as a culinary vegetable in Asian and African cuisines.
Usage Example
"The chef stir-fried sliced young loofah with garlic and shrimp for dinner."
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loofah
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gourd
squash
• noun (Context 3)
Any tropical or subtropical climbing vine of the genus Luffa in the cucumber family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Old World tropics and cultivated for its cylindrical gourds.
Usage Example
"We trained the vigorous loofah vines to climb up the garden trellis in the warm summer sun."
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loofah
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gourd
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