0 an object with a rough surface that is used to rub the body when washing. Loofahs are made from the dried fruit of a tropical plant, also called a loofah.
In the main, further loofahs would have to come from hard currency countries, whereas sponges in the main come from soft currency areas.
Insoles are sometimes called shoe socks and are made of cork, wool, canvas, felt or sometimes loofah.
Therefore, to concentrate on sponges rather than upon loofahs is in the best national interests.
For balance of payments reasons imports of loofahs are at present confined to the small quantities needed for essential industrial requirements such as filters for the engines of ships.
Marketed as "luffa" or "loofah", the sponge is used as a body scrub.
The fully developed fruit is the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge which is used in bathrooms and kitchens.
After working on the land, they were finally able to plant corn, yams, bananas, flowers, and loofah.
