bouncing Bett — /baʊnsɪŋ ˈbɛt/ (say bownsing bet) noun the common soapwort. Also, bouncing Bess, bouncing Bet …
bouncing Bet — /bet/ soapwort. Also, bouncing Bess /bes/. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
bouncing Bet — noun plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised • Syn: ↑soapwort, ↑hedge pink, ↑bouncing Bess, ↑Saponaria officinalis • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bouncing Bet — bounc′ing Bet′ [[t]bɛt[/t]] also bounc′ing Bess′ [[t]bɛs[/t]] n. pln sc soapwort … From formal English to slang
soapwort — /sohp werrt , wawrt /, n. a plant, Saponaria officinalis, of the pink family, whose leaves are used for cleansing. Also called bouncing Bet, bouncing Bess. [1540 50; SOAP + WORT2] * * * ▪ plant any of several plants of the genus Saponaria… … Universalium
genus Saponaria — noun mostly perennial Old World herbs • Syn: ↑Saponaria • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hedge pink — noun plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised • Syn: ↑soapwort, ↑bouncing Bet, ↑bouncing Bess, ↑Saponaria officinalis • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Saponaria — noun mostly perennial Old World herbs • Syn: ↑genus Saponaria • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Saponaria officinalis — noun plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised • Syn: ↑soapwort, ↑hedge pink, ↑bouncing Bet, ↑bouncing Bess • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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