(loofah)
91Luffa — Lụf|fa 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s; Bot.〉 1. tropische Gattung der Kürbisgewächse: Luffa 2. 〈i. e. S.〉 kultivierte Art dieser Gattung mit zylindr., essbaren Früchten, deren Fasernetz die Luffaschwämme (zum Frottieren) u. Einlagen für Tropenhelme u.… …
92rub down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you rub down a rough surface, you make it smooth by rubbing it with something such as sandpaper. [V P n (not pron)] They were settling to their work, rubbing down the woodwork with sandpaper. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you …
93dishcloth gourd — noun North American term for loofah …
94vegetable sponge — noun another term for loofah …
95luffa — luf•fa [[t]ˈlu fə, ˈlʌf ə[/t]] n. pl. fas pln loofah …
96dishcloth gourd — /ˈdɪʃklɒθ gʊəd/ (say dishkloth goouhd) noun → loofah (def. 1) …
97dishcloth — n. a usu. open weave cloth for washing dishes. Phrases and idioms: dishcloth gourd a loofah …
98loofa — noun the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer • Syn: ↑loofah, ↑luffa, ↑loufah sponge • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Part Holonyms: ↑luffa …
99loufah sponge — noun the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer • Syn: ↑loofa, ↑loofah, ↑luffa • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Part Holonyms: ↑luffa, ↑ …
100luffa — var. of LOOFAH …
