saponaria : Idioms & Phrases
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gentiana saponaria
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noun erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort
soapwort gentian.
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genus saponaria
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noun mostly perennial Old World herbs
Saponaria.
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sapindus saponaria
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noun evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
false dogwood; jaboncillo; China tree; chinaberry.
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saponaria officinalis
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noun plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
bouncing Bess; hedge pink; soapwort; bouncing Bet.
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saponaria vaccaria
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noun European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
Vaccaria hispanica; Vaccaria pyramidata; cowherb; cow cockle.
