soapwort - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'soapwort' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Soapwort

[ n.]

- A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family; -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also Bouncing Bet.

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soak soakage soaked soaker soaking soaky soal soam soap soapberry tree

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