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