SOAPWORT


Meaning of SOAPWORT in English

/sohp"werrt', -wawrt'/ , n.

a plant, Saponaria officinalis, of the pink family, whose leaves are used for cleansing.

Also called bouncing Bet, bouncing Bess .

[ 1540-50; SOAP + WORT 2 ]

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