soapwort
soapwort · soapworts
мильнянка
мыльнянка, сапонария
Seifenkraut
Any perennial herb of the genus SaponariaAny perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
US/ˈsoʊp.wɔːɹt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
Seifenkraut
мыльня́нкаmylʹnjánka, сапона́рияsaponárija
мильня́нкаmylʹnjánka
More definitions
- plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
Translations
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Origin
From soap + wort, from the soapy matter formed when the leaves are agitated in water.From soap + wort, from the soapy matter formed when the leaves are agitated in water.
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Forms
plural: soapwortsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised:hedge pinkbouncing Betbouncing BessSaponaria officinalis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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