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English-Thai Dictionary

soapwort

N พืช ลำ ต้นอ่อน จำพวก Sponaria offcinalis นำ ใบ มา ใช้ ขัด ของ

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOAPWORT

n.A plant of the genus Saponaria.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOAPWORT

SOAPWORT Soap "wort `, n. (Bot. )

Defn: 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. Called also Bouncing Bet.

New American Oxford Dictionary

soapwort

soap wort |ˈsōpwərt, -ˌwôrt ˈsoʊpwərt | ▶noun a plant of the pink family, with fragrant pink or white flowers and leaves that were formerly used to make soap. [Saponaria officinalis, family Caryophyllaceae. ]

Oxford Dictionary

soapwort

soap |wort |ˈsəʊpwəːt | ▶noun a European plant of the pink family, with fragrant pink or white flowers and leaves that were formerly used to make soap. ●Saponaria officinalis, family Caryophyllaceae.