soapwort

English

Etymology

soap +‎ wort, from the soapy matter formed when the leaves are agitated in water.

Noun

soapwort (countable and uncountable, plural soapworts)

Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.

Translations

herb

Danish: sæbeurt c
French: saponaire (fr)

Romanian: odagaci (ro) m, ciuin (ro) m, săpunariță (ro) f
Swedish: såpnejlika c

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