soapwort

English - Turkish

Definition of soapwort in English Turkish dictionary

sabunotu

çöven

i., bot. çöven, sabunotu, helvacıkökü

helvacıkökü

English - English

Definition of soapwort in English English dictionary

Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria

{n} a plant saponaria

plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised

Called also Bouncing Bet

A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family; so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap

Related Terms

soapwort gentian

erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort

Hyphenation

soap·wort

Etymology

[ -"w&rt, -"wort ] (noun.) 1548. soap +‎ wort