loofah
/ˈluːfə/noun
1
- a coarse, fibrous cylindrical object which is used like a bath sponge for washing. It consists of the dried fibrous matter of the fluid-transport system of a marrow-like fruit丝瓜瓤。
2
- the tropical Old World climbing plant of the gourd family which produces these fruits, which are also edible丝瓜。
2.1
- Luffa cylindrica, family Cucurbitaceae.拉丁名Luffa cylindrica,葫芦科。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Egyptian Arabic lūfa, denoting the plant.