SAPONARIA


Meaning of SAPONARIA in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈna(a)rēə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, feminine of saponarius of soap, from Latin sapon-, sapo soap + -arius -ary

: a genus of Old World herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) having large flowers with a tubular or gibbous calyx, five clawed petals, and a 4-valved capsular fruit — see soapwort

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