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soapwort

US/ˈsoʊp.wɔːɹt/

soapwort noun: any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.

Noun

soapwort (countable and uncountable, plural soapworts)

  1. Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.

soapwort meaning in Arabic and Persian

soapwort in Arabic

herb
غَاسُول ḡāsūl, شِرْش الْحَلاوَة širš al-ḥalāwa, عِرْق الْحَلاوَة ʕirq al-ḥalāwa, صَابُونِيَّة ṣābūniyya

soapwort in Persian

herb
صابونی, غاسول

Synonyms of soapwort

Forms of soapwort

pluralsoapworts

Origin of soapwort

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

Questions about soapwort

What does soapwort mean?
Soapwort means any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
What is soapwort in Arabic?
Soapwort in Arabic is غَاسُول (ḡāsūl), شِرْش الْحَلاوَة (širš al-ḥalāwa), عِرْق الْحَلاوَة (ʕirq al-ḥalāwa). See Soapwort meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is soapwort?
Soapwort is a noun.
How do you pronounce soapwort?
Soapwort is pronounced /ˈsoʊp.wɔːɹt/ (US).
What is the plural of soapwort?
The plural of soapwort is soapworts.

Words near soapwort in the dictionary

  1. soapwood
  2. soapwoods
  3. soapworker
  4. soapworkers
  5. soapworks
  6. soapwort
  7. soapworts
  8. soapy
  9. soar
  10. soarability
  11. soarable

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