SOAP PLANT


Meaning of SOAP PLANT in English

1. a Californian plant, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, of the lily family, the bulb of which was used by the Indians as a soap.

2. any of various other plants having parts that can be used as a soap.

[ 1835-45, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .