Answer: luffa

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LUFFAGourd fruit.
luffathe dried, fibrous interior of this fruit, used as a sponge
luffaa tropical vine, also LOOFAH, LOOFA
luffaa. any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, of the gourd family, bearing large, elongated fruit b. the fruit of such a vine