noun
- a plant with pink or white flowers whose leaves and roots produce a soapy lather when crushed with water
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The gardener planted soapwort along the border for its fragrant flowers.
- Historically, people used soapwort as a natural soap substitute.
- Soapwort grows wild in many parts of Europe and North America.
- The crushed leaves of soapwort create a mild cleansing foam.
- Museums sometimes use soapwort to gently clean delicate textiles.
- Pink soapwort blooms brightened the cottage garden in summer.