SOAPWORT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised

Synonyms:

bouncing Bess; bouncing Bet; hedge pink; Saponaria officinalis; soapwort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("soapwort" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("soapwort" is a member of...):

genus Saponaria; Saponaria (mostly perennial Old World herbs)