loofahn.

Brit.

/ˈluːfə/, U.S.

/ˈlufə/

Etymology: < Egyptian Arabic lūfa^h, a plant of this species, which collectively is called lūf.

The fibrous substance of the pod of the plant Luffa ægyptiaca, used as a sponge for washing the body. Also attributive, as loofah-tree.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used to scrub or scour > [noun] > loofah plant or fruit

vegetable sponge1837

dish-rag1839

sponge gourd1861

towel-gourd1872

hechima1883

loofah-tree1887

dishcloth gourd1900

wash-gourd-

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > cloth, sponge, etc., used in bathing

bath-cloth1618

vegetable sponge1837

loof1865

wool-sponge1879

loofah1887

bath-sponge1889

bath-brush1895

1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 356 Loofah, Konyikon, or Native Sponge of Western Africa.

1889 C. D. Bell Winter on Nile (ed. 2) xxvi. 231 The loofah tree bears a long green pod.

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Oct. 3/3 Rubbing myself well with a well-soaped loofah.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loofah
释义	loofahn. Brit. /ˈluːfə/, U.S. /ˈlufə/ Etymology: < Egyptian Arabic lūfa^h, a plant of this species, which collectively is called lūf. The fibrous substance of the pod of the plant Luffa ægyptiaca, used as a sponge for washing the body. Also attributive, as loofah-tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used to scrub or scour > [noun] > loofah plant or fruit vegetable sponge1837 dish-rag1839 sponge gourd1861 towel-gourd1872 hechima1883 loofah-tree1887 dishcloth gourd1900 wash-gourd- the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > cloth, sponge, etc., used in bathing bath-cloth1618 vegetable sponge1837 loof1865 wool-sponge1879 loofah1887 bath-sponge1889 bath-brush1895 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 356 Loofah, Konyikon, or Native Sponge of Western Africa. 1889 C. D. Bell Winter on Nile (ed. 2) xxvi. 231 The loofah tree bears a long green pod. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Oct. 3/3 Rubbing myself well with a well-soaped loofah. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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