fibre vs loofa

fibre and loofa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fibre	Yes	No	No	No
loofa	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, loofa is a hyponym of fibre; that is, loofa is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fibre:

fibre: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
loofa: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer

Other hyponyms of fibre include beard, byssus, bristle, glass fiber, glass fibre, optical fiber, optical fibre, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, spindle, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa, cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey, bassine, coir, raffia, string, fibril, filament, strand, lint, man-made fiber, synthetic fiber, natural fiber, natural fibre, oakum, raveling, ravelling.

fibre (noun)	loofa (noun)
a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth	the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

Difference between fibre and loofa

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