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