desiccate vs loofah

desiccate

noun
  • A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed. 

verb
  • To remove moisture from; to dry. 

  • To preserve by drying. 

  • To become dry; to dry up. 

adj
  • Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated. 

loofah

noun
  • The dried fibrous interior used as a sponge for bathing 

  • Any bathing sponge 

  • A tropical vine, of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd 

verb
  • To clean or scrub with a loofah. 

How often have the words desiccate and loofah occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )