luffa

noun

luf·​fa

variant spelling of loofah

1

: any of a genus (Luffa) of Old World tropical plants of the gourd family with white to yellow flowers and large usually elongated fruits that are sometimes eaten as vegetables when immature

also : the fruit of a loofah

2

: a sponge consisting of the fibrous interior of the mature dried fruit of a loofah (especially Luffa aegyptiaca synonym L. cylindrica)

Examples of luffa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Make sure to construct a sturdy trellis adjacent to your luffa planting since plants produce stout stems that want to climb. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for luffa

• buffa

Kids Definition

luffa

variant of loofah