soapwort
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soapwort
- /ˈsoʊp.wɔːɹt/ US
Where it comes from
From soap + wort, from the soapy matter formed when the leaves are agitated in water.
noun soapworts
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Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
Similar: latherwort, my lady's washbowl
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noun herb
| Español | saponaria, jabonaria |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | サポナリア saponaria |
| Português | saponária |
| Français | saponaire |
| Deutsch | Seifenkraut |
| Italiano | saponaria |
| Română | odagaci, ciuin, săpunariță |
| Русский | мыльня́нка mylʹnjánka, сапона́рия saponárija |
| العربية | غَاسُول ḡāsūl, شِرْش الْحَلاوَة širš al-ḥalāwa, عِرْق الْحَلاوَة ʕirq al-ḥalāwa, صَابُونِيَّة ṣābūniyya |
| עברית | בורית borít |
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title = {soapwort},
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