noun
- a rough sponge made from the dried fibrous interior of a tropical gourd, used for washing and exfoliating the skin
- the tropical climbing plant that produces the gourd used to make loofahs
Usage: botanical
Examples
- She scrubbed her back with a natural loofah in the shower.
- The loofah helped remove dead skin cells from her feet.
- He bought a new loofah at the health store.
- The loofah plant grew up the garden trellis.
- After drying, the loofah gourd becomes a perfect natural sponge.
- She preferred using a loofah over synthetic bath sponges.