soapwort (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *soapwort*:
NOUN	plant	soapwort, hedge pink, bouncing Bet, bouncing Bess, Saponaria officinalis	plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised

English > *soapwort*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised.
Synonyms	hedge pink, bouncing Bet, bouncing Bess, Saponaria officinalis
Member of	Saponaria, genus Saponaria	Mostly perennial Old World herbs
Broader	flower	A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
Spanish	jabonera
Catalan	Saponaria officinalis

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