Noun: bouncing Bet
- Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
"bouncing Bet leaves can create a lather when rubbed with water";
- soapwort, hedge pink, bouncing Bess, Saponaria officinalis
Derived forms: bouncing Bets
Type of: flower
Part of: genus Saponaria, Saponaria
Encyclopedia: Bouncing Bet