| soapwort | (n) plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised, Syn. bouncing Bess, hedge pink, Saponaria officinalis, bouncing Bet |
| soapwort gentian | (n) erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort, Syn. Gentiana saponaria |
| Soapwort | n. (Bot.) A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family; -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also |