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luffa

(lo̵̅o̅′fə, luf′ə)

noun

dishcloth gourd
the fibrous, vascular skeleton of the pod of a dishcloth gourd, used as a sponge

Origin: ModL < Ar lūf

See luffa in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Variant of loofa.

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